Sun-Dried Tomato & Basil Chicken Salad Sandwich
Lunch
EASY
A vibrant no-cook lunch featuring shredded rotisserie chicken tossed with sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, and a light lemon-mayo dressing, served on toasted sourdough with crisp greens and ripe tomato slices.
Ingredients
- 1 rotisserie chicken, skin and bones removed, meat shredded
- 0.5 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
- 0.5 cup fresh basil, chopped
- 0.75 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 0.125 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 slice sourdough bread
- 1 cup lettuce
- 1 tomato, sliced
Steps
- Remove skin and bones from the rotisserie chicken, then shred the meat with your fingers or two forks into bite-sized pieces.
- Chop the sun-dried tomatoes into small pieces and set aside.
- Wash and chop the fresh basil leaves into thin ribbons.
- In a medium bowl, combine the shredded chicken, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, and fresh basil.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, fresh lemon juice, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
- Pour the lemon-mayo dressing over the chicken mixture and fold gently with a spoon until all ingredients are evenly coated.
- Toast the sourdough bread slices until golden and crispy.
- Wash and slice the tomato into thin rounds.
- Assemble each sandwich by spreading 3 to 4 tablespoons of the chicken salad on one toasted bread slice, then top with fresh lettuce leaves and tomato slices before covering with a second slice of toasted bread.
- Cut each sandwich diagonally in half and serve immediately.