Green Goddess Chicken Salad

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Green Goddess dressing — a mix of mayonnaise, sour cream, herbs, anchovies and lemon — was created at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco in the 1920s, as a tribute to an actor starring in a play called The Green Goddess. The creamy dressing is typically tossed with a green salad, and it's irresistible in Melissa Rubel Jacobson's chicken salad, made with a rotisserie bird.


Ingredients

  • 2 oil-packed anchovies, drained
  • 1 entire garlic
  • 1/2 cup packed flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 1/4 cup packed basil leaves
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped dill
  • 1 tbsp fresh oregano
  • 0.75 cup regular mayonnaise
  • 2.5 tbsp lemon juice fresh
  • 2 tbsp chives snipped
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 1 (1-pound) loaf of ciabatta, bottom crust reserved for another use, bread cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 (2-pound) rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat pulled into large bite-size pieces
  • 8 piquillo peppers (from a 9.8-ounce jar), drained and quartered lengthwise
  • 3 inner celery ribs with leaves, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, halved

Step by Step method

    Step 1.

    In a food processor, pulse the anchovies, garlic, parsley, basil, dill and oregano until coarsely chopped. Add the mayonnaise and lemon juice and process until smooth. Fold in the chives; season with salt and pepper.

    Step 2.

    In a large bowl, toss the ciabatta with the chicken, piquillo peppers, celery and olives. Add the dressing and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

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