Aubergine salad with chicken

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If you’re looking for a refreshing and nutritious dish that combines the rich flavours of aubergine with the heartiness of chicken, then this recipe for aubergine salad with chicken is perfect for you. Packed with healthy ingredients and a touch of elegance, this salad will impress at any lunch or dinner gathering.

You will need:

1 olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 large aubergines (eggplants)
300g cooked chicken breast, shredded
100g walnuts, roughly chopped
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
Fresh parsley, chopped (for garnish)
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

Preheat your oven to 200°C. Slice the aubergines in half, score the flesh with a knife, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt. Roast for 25-30 minutes until they are tender and lightly browned.

If you haven’t already, cook the chicken breast in a pot or boil it until fully cooked. Let it cool and then shred it into small pieces.

Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and sauté until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes.

Once the aubergines are roasted and cooled, scoop out the flesh and chop it into bite-sized pieces. Combine the chopped aubergine, onion, shredded chicken, and walnuts in a mixing bowl.
Gently fold in the mayonnaise, ensuring that all ingredients are well-coated. Sprinkle with mayo in a julienne shape—season with salt and pepper to taste.

Transfer the salad to a serving platter, garnish with freshly chopped parsley, and enjoy this vibrant dish cold or at room temperature.

Aubergine – Property – Sweet, cool; spleen, spleen, and large intestines meridians entered.
Actions – Clear heat, activate blood, alleviate pain and resolve swelling.
Indications – Hematochezia, skin ulcer, heat toxin, sores and boils.

Chicken – Property – Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach meridians entered.
Actions – Warm the spleen and stomach, tonify essence and marrow.
Indications – Diarrhoea, oedema, frequent urination, leucorrhea, weakness after illness, diabetes, uterine bleeding, hypogalactia, poor appetite, consumptive disease.
Cautions – Do not eat too much.

Onion – Property – Sweet, slightly pungent, warm; liver, spleen, stomach and lung meridians entered.
Actions – Relax the intestines, regulate qi, harmonise the stomach, strengthen the spleen, dispel wind-cold, promote digestion.
Indications – Poor appetite, indigestion, hypertension, affection of exogenous wind-cold without sweat, dysentery, hyperlipidemia, and nasal obstruction.

Walnut