Roasted Chicken Salad Veggie Wrap
There are just two of us at the dinner table these days. With the boys grown and on their own for several years it’s still a difficult adjustment to prepare meals that aren’t intended to feed the high-speed metabolisms of active young men. Miss Laura is better at adjusting her menu than I am. I still roast, smoke and grill too much. I’m learning to correct this pattern when it comes to grilling for dinner, but when smoking chicken or pork shoulder – I am reluctant to go to the trouble of prepping and smoking a smaller roast or half-a-chicken. Once again, Miss Laura saves my bacon (literally – but that’s a different story.)
We made a roasted chicken the other day and had some serious left-overs. The carcass became soup stock and the meat was divided into smaller packages, vacuum sealed and frozen. Today I was shown how wise and efficient this process is. She made a tasty chicken salad with very simple ingredients. She added a bit of cumin and chopped celery to the mayonnaise and folded in shredded chicken, chopped scallions and a squeeze of lime juice. Oh my!
My contribution to this delicious mixture were a Tablespoon or so of shredded carrots and spicy sprouts (combo of alfalfa and radish sprouts) plus a teaspoon of sunflower seeds and sliced almonds. Folded all into a soft wheat tortilla and…yes. Another Oh my! Welcome to the Cookout! ~ Barry CB Martin
Left over chicken is easily transformed into a delicious cold chicken salad using this simple-to-prepare recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken - shredded and/or chopped
- 1-1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 Tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 3 scallions
- juice of 1 small lime
- 2 Tablespoon Mayo
- 3 to 4 Tablespoon sour cream (you don't want too wet)
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- combine all the ingredients in bowl and fold together.
Notes
Just before serving add nuts like sliced almonds, sunflower seeds, cashews or even toasted hazelnuts or pecans to give the salad a mouth feel crunch. Top off with sprouts and your guests will be very happy!
