Roasted Chicken Green Bean Salad Sandwiches

What’s great about roasted chicken green bean salad is that it can be made ahead of time. It’s easy to put together using leftover or pre-cooked chicken. Salad is packed with flavors of savory chicken, crunchy green beans, creamy cooked homemade mayonnaise dressing.

updated from 2013

ROASTED CHICKEN GREEN BEEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Salad sandwiches are a great for picnics and packed lunches.

WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE CHICKEN GREEN BEAN SALAD

• Leftover, pre-cooked, or freshly roasted chicken – I used thighs
• Fresh green beans, washed, steamed, ends trimmed and chopped to about 1/2 -inch long pieces
• Homemade Mayonnaise: egg, lemon juice, mustard, honey, olive oil
• Shallots
• Chives
• Parsley
• Salt
• Pepper

ROASTED CHICKEN

To make this salad, you can prepare chicken at home – I like roasted chicken thighs. Roast them in the oven, let them cool, and then get the meat off the bone and cut it up into smaller pieces. That being said, you can also use pre-cooked or leftover chicken – it makes the making of the salad a lot quicker.

Also, salads are versatile, so if you don’t have chicken, but you have turkey meat leftovers, use turkey meat instead.

HOMEMADE MAYONNAISE

This homemade mayonnaise recipe is super simple to make. I also use it to make the filling for the best-deviled eggs. It’s so simple and quick to make. To prepare homemade mayonnaise, I employ the basic bain marie method to heat the egg to a safe temperature of 160F.

To prevent the egg from cooking, you need whisk it with lemon juice, mustard, and honey over a pot of slowly simmering water in a heat-safe bowl. Steam from the simmering water heats the mixture gradually, without cooking the egg. Once the mixture gets hot to touch, you can check the temperature with a candy thermometer. If you don’t have a thermometer, continue cooking the mixture for another minute after it gets too hot to touch. I’ve tested this multiple times using the thermometer with readings well over 160F.

To finish it you need to whisk in olive oil and season it with salt and pepper.

SHALLOT, CHIVES AND PARSLEY

To add flavor complexity, texture and mild aroma, I use finely diced shallots, chives and parsley.

• I prefer shallots over onions as they are not as aggressive as onions.
• Chives are wonderful, they add so much to any dish. They are bright green and boast a combination of flavors of mild onion and hint of garlic.
• Parsley is a long favorite of mine and I use it whenever possible.

CHICKEN GREEN BEAN SALAD

Combine all the filling ingredients in a large bowl, and gently toss the fillings with a cool mayonnaise. Chill the salad for one hour before serving.

SALAD SANDWICHES

You can use bread, baguettes, or even pita bread to make sandwiches.

If you plan on taking these sandwiches to a picnic in the heat of the summer, it’s a good idea to pack them with small ice packs. You don’t want to leave any salad in the heat for hours.

TRY THESE DELICIOUS RECIPES – great for picnics or lunch boxes

• Peanut Butter Dips with Fresh Apples
• Broccoli and Onion Cornbread
• Onion Rosemary Breadsticks
• Spicy Arayes via Hungry Paprikas
• Raspberry Streusel Muffins

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Roasted Chicken Green Bean Salad Sandwiches

The recipe makes 6 baguette style sandwiches

Course bread, dinner, Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken salad, green bean chicken salad, homemade mayo

Servings 6 servings

Author Hani

Ingredients

Chicken

• 5 chicken thighs
• 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
• 1/2 tsp olive oil
• salt and black pepper to season

Homemade Mayonnaise Dressing

• 1 large egg
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp honey
• 1/2 cup mild olive oil or vegetable oil
• pinch of fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt

Salad

• 1/2 pound green beans – ends trimmed, steamed till fork tender, then cooled in ice water to stop the cooking and preserve the green color.
• 1 shallot, finely diced finely diced
• 3 tbsp parsley, chopped chopped
• 3 tbsp chives, chopped chopped
• kosher salt
• fresh ground pepper
• fresh lemon juice as need to taste
• 2 large baguettes or bread of your choice

Instructions

Roast Chicken

• Preheat oven to 425F.

  Brush the ovenproof dish with a little bit of oil—season 5 chicken thighs with salt, pepper, and paprika. Place chicken into the oven-proof dish—Roast for 45 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.

  Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Pick the meat of the bones and set it aside to cool. Cover it so it doesn't crust/dry out.

Homemade Mayonnaise Dressing

• In a heat-proof bowl, combine 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of mustard, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon of honey. Whisk together. Set the bowl over the pan of simmering water. Whisk constantly until the mixture is hot. Once it's hot, cook for 1 more minute while constantly whisking.
• Remove the bowl from the heat and gradually, while whisking pour in 1/2 cup (120 ml) olive oil. The mixture will thicken. Set aside to cool; stir occasionally. Season with salt and ground pepper.

Salad

• Roughly chop cooked chicken meat and 1/2 lb of steamed, cooled beans into about 1/2-inch pieces.

  Combine meat, chopped shallot, green beans, parsley, chives, and cooled mayonnaise in a medium bowl, and gently stir. Taste, season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice as desired.

  Chill salad for one hour.

Serve Green Bean Chicken Salad

• Split the baguettes in half, stuff with the salad. Cut the baguette into sandwiches. Wrap in a plastic wrap, napkin or wax paper. These can be made one day ahead and stored in the fridge.
• If you like the bread to be crunchy, toast the sliced bread and fill it with the salad on the day of serving.

This recipe was written on July 20, 2013, on May 30th, 2023 I updated this recipe with new photos, written text and a recipe card.