ITALIAN STYLE CHICKEN SALAD

Italian Style Chicken Salad image

Warm roasted chicken and garlic adds flavor, fresh fennel and onion and celery give nice crunch. Served on a bed of arugula. You are going to love this one!

Provided by KrissyHipp30

Categories Salad

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 lemons, juiced
1 (2 pound) roasted chicken, meat removed from bones and cut into bite-size pieces
1 bulb fennel, cored and cut into thin slices
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 red onion, thinly sliced
½ cup chopped fresh parsley
½ cup mayonnaise
1 lemon, zested
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 bunch arugula

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic until softened and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir in lemon juice; set aside to cool.
Toss chicken, fennel, celery, red onion, and parsley together in a large bowl.
Stir in the cooled garlic and olive oil, mayonnaise, lemon zest, salt, and black pepper.
Arrange arugula on a serving platter; serve chicken salad on arugula.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 540.3 calories, Carbohydrate 8.2 g, Cholesterol 81.8 mg, Fat 45.2 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 25.5 g, SaturatedFat 8.1 g, Sodium 225.2 mg, Sugar 2.3 g