Roast chicken and peach salad

roast chicken salad
Prep time
40min
Cook time
30min
Serves
4

Make the most of peach season! Combine the summer fruit with chicken strips and greens for a delicious, light meal.

Ingredients:

  • 1 chicken, roasted and cooled completely
  • 3 ripe peaches (see Cook’s Note)
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp (5ml) Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbsp (15ml) sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 Tbsp (15ml) white-wine vinegar
  • 4 Tbsp (60ml) olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp (15ml) parsley, chopped
  • 7 Peppadews, chopped
  • 1 red onion, peeled, halved and sliced
  • Salad leaves of your choice

Method:

  • Remove the flesh from the chicken and cut it into large chunks. Discard the bones but keep the skin – adding a few pieces of the crispy skin to the salad will add more flavour.
  • Cover the peaches with boiling water and let them sit for 2 minutes. Drain the water and slip off the skins. Halve the peaches, remove the stones and cut into thick slices. Put the garlic, mustard, sugar, salt, vinegar, oil and parsley into a screw-top jar and shake well until blended. Pour over the peaches and marintate for 30 minutes.
  • Arrange the salad leaves in a bowl just before serving. Add the chicken pieces to the peaches and gently toss them together. Arrange on top of the salad leaves and garnish with Peppadews, red onion slices and crispy chicken skin.

Cook's Note:

  • If peaches are out of season, you can use canned peaches or fresh soft pears, peeled and sliced. Papinos are also a great and colourful alternative.