Jalapeño-Lime Chicken Salad with Coriander
By Joe
Source: America's Test Kitchen.
A zippy chicken salad with chopped pickled jalapeños, lime mayonnaise, red pepper, red onion and coriander.
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Method
- 1
Cook and cool the chicken. Put the breasts and bay leaf into cold water in a pan, bring to the barest simmer, cover and remove from the heat. Check after 15 min for 74 °C, then lift out, cool and chop finely.
- 2
Mix. Whisk the mayonnaise with the lime juice.
- 3
Combine. Toss the chicken with the jalapeños, pepper, onion, celery, coriander and black pepper, then fold in the lime mayonnaise. Taste before adding salt; the pickled chillies are salty. Chill 20 min.
Storage
Keeps covered in the fridge for up to 2 days. Not suitable for freezing. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).
Why this label?
40.2 g protein for 447 kcal = 9 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 36% of the energy. High protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
EU nutrition claims
- Low sugars: 0.9 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)
Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 212 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0.2 g per serving
0.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- medium saucepan with lid
- instant-read thermometer
- large mixing bowl
- chopping board and knife
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 447 kcal |
| Protein | 40.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.6 g |
| of which sugars | 2 g |
| of which free sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 29 g |
| of which saturates | 4.8 g |
| Fibre | 1.1 g |
| Salt | 0.74 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
9 g meets High protein (≥ 5 g per 100 kcal = 20% of energy, and ≥ 10 g per serving)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
