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Chicken salad summer rolls

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Chicken salad summer rolls, from the video Makes 2
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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
  • 2 whole chicken breasts
Tear the cooked chicken into longer pieces rather than cubing, so it stays in the roll.
  • red onion
  • celery
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • salt
  • cayenne pepper
  • smoked paprika
  • ground cumin
Add the finely diced red onion and thinly sliced celery; season with black pepper, salt, a few shakes of cayenne, and optionally smoked paprika and ground cumin.
Mixing a plain chicken salad
  • mayo
Add as much mayo as needed and mix until thoroughly combined.
Cover with plastic and chill in the fridge so the flavours develop.
Chilling the salad
  • rice paper wrappers
  • cold water
Soak a rice paper wrapper in cold water just until it starts to get flexible; over-soaked, it gets too soft and can tear.
Shake off most of the water and lay it on the work surface still damp; it finishes hydrating while being filled.
  • 2 slices avocado
  • orange and red baby bell peppers
  • English cucumber
  • carrot
Starting about a third in from the edge, leaving about an inch uncovered, lay a couple of avocado slices and strips of bell pepper, cucumber and carrot.
Filling: avocado, vegetables, salad, romaine
  • ¼ cup chicken salad
  • romaine
Spread about a quarter cup of chicken salad evenly over the vegetables and top with half a handful of finely sliced romaine.
Roll up tightly, tucking in the ends, without overstretching the wrapper.
Rolling and double-wrapping
With small wrappers, soak a second one and roll the roll in it, stretching it a little tighter.
To make ahead, hold on a plate with a barely damp paper towel draped over and plastic on top, with paper or plastic between rolls so they do not stick; they hold overnight.
Holding them ahead
  • lemon and herb aioli
Serve with lemon and herb aioli for dipping.
Tasting with lemon herb aioli