Chicken Family friendly Main

Chicken salad with low-fat ranch dressing

Name: Chicken salad with low-fat ranch dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (60ml) buttermilk; 1/4 cup (75g) low-fat mayonnaise; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 1 barbecued chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded (or 3 cups shredded leftover roast turkey or ham); 250g cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 avocado, thickly sliced; 2 baby cos lettuces, thickly shredded; 4 radishes, halved, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup finely chopped chives

1 rating

15m

Chicken salad with low-fat ranch dressing

Jump to recipe

by Kate Nichols

Food producer

Oct 03, 2015

If you don't feel like cooking tonight, pick up a roast chicken and use it as the main ingredient in this delicious summer salad.

1/4 cup (60ml) buttermilk
1/4 cup (75g) low-fat mayonnaise
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 barbecued chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded (or 3 cups shredded leftover roast turkey or ham)
250g cherry tomatoes, halved
1 avocado, thickly sliced
2 baby cos lettuces, thickly shredded
4 radishes, halved, thinly sliced
1/4 cup finely chopped chives

Method

1.

To make the dressing, place the buttermilk, mayonnaise and garlic in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Season to taste with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
2.

Place the chicken, tomato, avocado, baby cos, radish and chives in a bowl and toss well to combine, then drizzle with the dressing and serve.