Spicy Asian-Chicken-Salad Lettuce Cups

By KeyIngredient

Melissa Rubel Jacobson, Food & Wine

SEPTEMBER 2009

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 2 teaspoons sambal oelek or Chinese chile-garlic sauce
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
• 1 2-pound rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat pulled into bite-size pieces
• 1/3 cup water chestnuts, coarsely chopped
• 2 scallions, white and green parts thinly sliced
• Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
• 12 Bibb or iceberg lettuce leaves
• 1 Hass avocado, peeled and cut into 12 slices
• Lime wedges, for serving

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a medium bowl, mix the mayonnaise with the sambal oelek , mustard and sesame oil. Stir in the chicken, water chestnuts and scallions and season with salt and pepper. Spoon the chicken salad into the lettuce cups and top with a slice of avocado. Serve with lime wedges.