Chicken Salad/Insalata di Pollo

chicken salad

What’s for lunch? Today, I took a little of this and that and came up with a tasty Chicken Salad/Insalata di pollo. Simple, Fresh and Delcious! Hold the mayo!

A litte of this and that:
2 cups (leftover boiled chicken breast), cubed
1 red onion, thinly sliced
4 stalks of celery (individual ribs, chopped
2 cups of grape tomatoes (staring at me on the kitchen counter)
salt and pepper (to taste)
red chili flakes (opional – I like it hot)
drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

Add all ingredients in a medium bowl and toss. Serve with your favorite crusty bread.

leftover tip:
Add peanut sauce, toasted sesame, red pepper and corn. Serve in Radicchio leaves (cups).

a presto,

maria

Seafood Salad with Roasted Tomatoes

seafood salad with roasted tomatoes

This is my version of Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, the refrigerator, freezer and the pantry were bare…..

Here’s what I found:
In the freezer: frozen shrimp, scallops
kitchen counter: 1 cup of fresh grape tomatoes and 1 clove of garlic
In the refrigerator: fresh italian flat parsley, 1 lemon
In the patry: extra virgin olive oil, salt, black pepper, red chili flakes

I roasted the grape tomatoes (30- minutes) at 350F (added salt, pepper, chopped garlic) to give sweetness to the seafood.
Dressing: 1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley, 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil, pinch of red chili flakes and the juice of a fresh lemon = perfect dressing.

Another variation is adding your favorite pasta to this seafood salad!

a presto,

maria