Spicy Chicken Salad

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cooked chicken breasts, diced
• 1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice
• 1 whole habanero pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 small red onion, finely diced
• 3 -4 celery ribs, finely diced
• 2 tablespoons fresh italian parsley, chopped
• 8 slices french bread or 8 slices ciabatta
• 1 bunch watercress, rinsed and dried

Recipe

• 1 place lemon juice in a small saucepan and bring to boil. cook until reduced to 1/2 cup. remove from the stove and let cool.
• 2 place lemon syrup, habanero, lemon zest, and mayonnaise in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. season with salt and pepper, to taste, and transfer to a large bowl. add the onions, celery, and parsley and set aside.
• 3 add the diced or shredded chicken to the mayonnaise mixture and gently mix until combined. divide the chicken salad among 4 slices of bread. top the salad with a few sprigs of watercress and top with the remaining bread.