Hatch Green Chile Picnic Chicken Salad
This Picnic Chicken Salad is made for warm-weather picnics or backyard barbeques. It’s easy to make ahead, easy to make into sandwiches, and versatile enough to bring along on a hike or stash in your picnic basket for tailgating.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 0 mins
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 quarts
- Category: Summer
- Method: chop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Units
- 2 fire-roasted hatch green chiles, peeled, seeded, and diced
- 8 oz. creme fraiche
- 1 Lemon, juiced and zested (around 2 T. Juice)
- 1 large apple, finely diced
- 1/2 c. finely diced red onion
- 1/4 c. Minced chives
- 1 c. Celery and leaves
- 4 c. pulled roasted Chicken,
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
In a blender, blend the green chiles, creme fraiche, lemon juice, and zest until smooth. Transfer this mixture to a large bowl and add the apple, red onion, chives, celery leaves, and roasted chicken. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Keywords: hatch chiles, chicken salad, creme fraiche, picnic, bbq