Adam Liaw’s cordon bleu salad
This salad takes staples like ham, cheese and bread and combines them with a roast chook to produce the flavours of a French classic – chicken cordon bleu.
Ingredients
2 slices sourdough, cut into 1cm cubes
3 tbsp olive oil
½ roast chicken
2 heads baby cos lettuce, roughly chopped
80g good-quality, off-the-bone leg ham, diced
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup coarsely grated gruyere
½ red onion, thinly sliced
FRENCH DRESSING
3 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
½ tsp caster sugar
½ cup olive oil
salt and black pepper, to season
Method
Step 1
Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add the sourdough cubes and oil. Fry until the bread is golden brown, then remove from the pan. Pick off the meat from the roast chicken and roughly chop it. Place the chopped lettuce on a serving platter and top it with the chicken, ham, tomatoes, cheese, onion and sourdough croutons.
Step 2
For the dressing, whisk the vinegar, mustard and sugar together and slowly drizzle in the oil while whisking to a thick, emulsified dressing. Season well with salt and black pepper. Pour as much of the dressing over the salad as you like and serve.
Continue this edition
The May 4 EditionUp next
Adam Liaw’s apple and banana loaf
This apple and banana loaf is incredibly moist and perfect as a dessert with a dollop of cream, toasted for breakfast, or packed into a lunch box.
Taurus: Put yourself first this week
Free weekly forecast in life, love and career from renowned astrologer, Hedy Damari.
Previous
Spoil mum with gifts she really wants this Mother’s Day
Forget about toast and tea… show Mum the love with an irresistible breakfast in bed.
The best recipes from Australia's leading chefs straight to your inbox.
Sign upMore:
From our partners
Similar Recipes
Warm lamb salad with roasted broccolini and anchovy lemon chilli butter
- 30 mins - 1 hr
- Jessica Brook
Torn fig and mozzarella salad with almonds and balsamic dressing
- < 30 mins
- Danielle Alvarez
More by Adam Liaw
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/goodfood/recipes/adam-liaw-s-cordon-bleu-salad-20250502-p5lw1l.html