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Salpicón (Bolivian Style Chicken Salad)

August 4, 2022 by Lizet 9 Comments

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Bolivian-style chicken salpicón is a dish with shredded chicken and vegetables, often served with rice.

(updated recipe)

Whether it's hot or cold, this Bolivian-style chicken salad is going to have your family begging for more. It's a cheap dish, almost everything can be prepared in advance, and it looks good enough to serve on special occasions.

plate with rice and salpicon

What is Salpicón?

Salpicón (hodgepodge or medley in Spanish) is a dish prepared with cold ingredients already cooked and diced or shredded. It can be chicken, fish, or shellfish, with a vinaigrette dressing or a mayonnaise-based sauce.

This dish is served as a salad in many Latin American countries.

Bolivian Style Salpicón

The Bolivian recipe for chicken salpicón is very similar to the recipes from neighboring countries, but the peculiarity is that it is often served with rice.

It is a very popular dish prepared for birthdays and weddings since it is a cheap meal and it goes a long way if you add more potatoes.

Ingredients for Chicken Salpicón

ingredients for chicken salad
chicken, potatoes and vegetables for salpicon
bowl with mixed chicken salad
  • Chicken breast: Cook with enough water, onion slices, and bay leaves to give it flavor, and shred once it is cold.
  • Potatoes
  • Carrots
  • Peas
  • Mayonnaise
  • Tomatoes
  • Boiled eggs
  • Lettuce
  • Olives

How to make it:

The preparation of this dish is very simple, but it takes a little time since you must cook each ingredient separately.

My advice is that you season each ingredient when cooking it. Add enough salt, so when mixing everything, you don't need to add more.

  • I like to start with the chicken breast because it takes longer than the rest of the ingredients and takes a little longer to cool and then shred.
  • Then the eggs.
  • When you cook potatoes you need to be vigilant. Potatoes cook quickly, and if you're not paying attention they'll fall apart and end up more like a mash. I like to set a timer for 5 minutes, remove a piece, taste it, and then set the timer for another 2 minutes, depending on how they feel. They should be cooked, but firm.
  • Carrots are more forgiving, and if you go over 8 minutes, they are still good.
  • Frozen peas are delicate. They cook for a short time. I do not recommend that you use canned peas.
Bolivian style chicken salpicon with rice

How to serve Salpicón

The number of servings on the recipe card is 6 if served with rice as the main dish.

If you want to serve it as an appetizer, you'll get 8 to 10 servings. You just have to increase the number of olives.

Place a piece of lettuce on a plate, add salpicón, and decorate the dish with sliced tomatoes, sliced hard-boiled eggs, and olives.

Variations

  • Use shredded beef
  • Add 200 grams of broccoli (about 7 oz)
  • Add 80 grams of string beans (almost 3 oz)
  • Add 100 grams of corn (3.5 oz)

Recipes you might like:

decorative picture of rice pudding
Arroz con leche - Bolivian rice pudding.
Bolivian yuca bread
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Spicy cheese empanadas

(Updated post and pictures from October 13, 2011)

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first shot of plate with rice and chicken salpicon
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Salpicón (Bolivian Style Chicken Salad)

Bolivian-style chicken salpicón is a dish with shredded chicken and vegetables, often served with rice.
Prep Time25 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Bolivian
Servings: 6
Calories: 643kcal
Author: Lizet Bowen

Ingredients

  • 600 g boneless chicken breast (1 whole chicken breast)
  • 1/2 onion
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons of salt
  • 800 g diced potatoes + 1 tablespoon salt (2 potatoes)
  • 200 g diced carrots + 1 tsp salt (1 carrot)
  • 50 g frozen peas (1/4 cup)
  • 320 g mayonnaise (1 and 1/2 cups)
  • 6 lettuce leaves
  • 3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
  • 2 sliced ​​tomatoes
  • 6 olives
  • Serve with rice

Instructions

  • Chicken breast: add the chicken breast to a medium saucepan along with the onion, bay leaf, 2 teaspoons of salt, and cover with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked. Let it cool and shred.
  • Potatoes: Add the potatoes to a medium saucepan, cover with water and add 1 tablespoon of salt. Once it starts to boil, set a timer for 6 minutes. Take out a small piece of potato and see if it is cooked, but firm. Drain.
  • Carrots: In a small saucepan, add the carrots and 1 teaspoon of salt. Cover with water and cook for 8 minutes. Drain.
  • Peas: In a small saucepan, bring a little water to a boil. Once it boils, add the peas and cook for 5 minutes. Drain.
  • Once everything is cool, add the chicken, potatoes, carrots, peas, and mayonnaise to a large bowl. Mix carefully so as not to mash the potatoes. If desired, add salt.
  • Serve: on a plate, place 1 lettuce leaf, add the chicken salad on top, and garnish with sliced tomatoes, sliced hard-boiled eggs, and olives.

Notes

The number of calories is only for the salpicon, without the rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 403g | Calories: 643kcal | Carbohydrates: 30.13g | Protein: 30.2g | Fat: 44.38g | Fiber: 4.8g

decorative picture of salpicon

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Filed Under: Bolivian Recipes, Savory Dishes

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Comments

  1. Lisa S.

    November 30, 2022 at 1:47 am

    This looks like a really great recipe.

    Reply
  2. megane

    November 29, 2022 at 9:04 pm

    This looks amazing! I cannot wait to try it.

    Reply
  3. Jamie

    November 29, 2022 at 5:50 pm

    We love eating this salad for lunch! It’s so good!

    Reply
  4. Leslie

    November 29, 2022 at 1:57 pm

    Love this Salpicón recipe!

    Reply
  5. Amy

    November 29, 2022 at 1:50 am

    Such a delicious meal! Really enjoyed it:)

    Reply
  6. Amy Liu Dong

    November 29, 2022 at 1:41 am

    I always love to eat a good salad, and this one looks so good and so easy to make. Yum!

    Reply
  7. Nancy

    August 04, 2022 at 8:33 pm

    Delicious chicken salad recipe. Love the style and twist to the American version

    Reply
  8. Lizet

    August 18, 2015 at 5:53 pm

    Hay en varios países. Sólo que esta es la manera que se hace en Bolivia.

    Reply
  9. Brujita

    July 26, 2015 at 5:28 pm

    No sabia que era comida Boliviana, a mi me encanta el salpicon de pollo!

    Reply

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