Categories: Cold Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 2 whole chickens (3 to 4 pounds each)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Olive oil, for drizzling
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise, plus more for serving
- 1 cup green grapes, sliced
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 4 ribs celery, chopped
- 1 green apple, peeled and chopped
- 1 bunch chives, chopped
- 1 lemon, juiced
- Butter lettuce, for serving
- Country loaf or nice whole-wheat bread, sliced and toasted, for serving
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
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Set the chickens on a rimmed baking sheet.
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Sprinkle them all over with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil.
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Roast to an internal temperature of 160 degrees, taken between the breast and thigh, about 1 hour.
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Allow to cool.
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With two forks, shred all the meat off the bone.
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In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, mayonnaise, grapes, walnuts, celery, apples, chives, lemon juice and big pinches of salt and pepper.
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Toss well.
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To assemble the sandwiches:
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Fill a leaf of butter lettuce with some chicken salad.
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Sandwich the stuffed lettuce with two slices of bread spread with mayo.
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Repeat for the remaining sandwiches.
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Slice in half and enjoy.