Roasted Chicken Salad with Basil

Summer vegetables—green beans and corn—turn roast chicken into a one-dish supper.

A purchased rotisserie chicken makes this salad a snap. Cook the corn and beans until just crisp-tender.

10 min Prep: 10 min
Serves: 8 Save

Ingredients (11)

  • 1 (2 1/2 to 3-pound) cooked rotisserie chicken
  • 1 3/4 cup cooked green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 3/4 cup cooked corn kernels (about 3 ears)
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 2 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon frehsly ground black pepper

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Directions

  1. Remove skin from chicken, discard. Remove meat from bones and chop. You should have about 4 cups of meat.
  2. Toss chicken, beans, corn, bell pepper, basil and pine nuts in a large bowl.
  3. Whisk garlic, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl; pour over salad, tossing gently.