Chicken and Watermelon Salad

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PRESENTATION

Summer, fresh, and light, the chicken and watermelon salad is the second course perfect for you during the hot season when you're looking for tasty dishes. The idea came to us because sometimes you have leftover rotisserie chicken and how to make it unique and special? By adding many fresh and colorful pieces of the queen of summer: watermelon!
Its crispy texture and delicately sweet flavor will give precious notes of sweetness to this quick second course. You can enjoy it at home with your loved ones or bring it as a packed lunch for the office or park: summer has a completely different taste thanks to the chicken and watermelon salad!

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INGREDIENTS
Chicken 2.2 lbs (1 kg) - roasted
Watermelon 3.3 cups (500 g)
Parmigiano Reggiano PDO cheese 2.1 oz (60 g)
Hazelnuts ½ cup (60 g)
Lemons 1
Mixed salad 1 ¼ cup (60 g)
Fine salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Extra virgin olive oil to taste
Preparation

How to prepare Chicken and Watermelon Salad

To prepare the chicken and watermelon salad, start with the latter. After slicing it into wedges of 3/4 inch 1, cut into slices 2 and remove the rind 3.

Cut into 3/4 inch triangles 4 and place in a bowl 5. Take care of the rotisserie chicken, remove the larger pieces 6.

From these, create shreds that are not too thin 7, collecting them in a bowl 8 as you go. Finally, prepare the accompaniment. Peel the lemon: just remove the peel with a knife to also remove the white part 9.

Then cut the flesh into chunks 10. Create flakes from the piece of cheese using a potato peeler or knife. Then coarsely chop the hazelnuts 12.

Now move on to the composition. In a bowl, add the shredded chicken, hazelnuts 13, lemon 14, and watermelon 15.

The cheese flakes 16, the thyme leaves 17, and oil 18.

Finally, adjust with salt and pepper 19, mix 20, and your chicken and watermelon salad is ready to be served 21.

Storage

It's recommended to consume the chicken and watermelon salad immediately.

Tip

Add mozzarella balls to enrich the salad.

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