Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup vegetable stock
  • 1 cup packed basil leaves
  • A handful fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • A handful fresh mint leaves
  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 large clove garlic, peeled
  • Kosher salt
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • 4 ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and sliced lengthwise into thin strips
  • 1 small red onion or 1/2 medium onion, very thinly sliced or chopped
  • 1 rotisserie chicken
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 sesame sub rolls, split
  • Olive oil and herb potato chips, for serving

Method

  • Combine vegetable stock with herbs in food processor.
  • Turn processor on and stream in the extra-virgin olive oil.
  • Finely chop the garlic then mash into a paste with some salt using the flat side of your knife.
  • Transfer basil dressing to a salad bowl and stir in the garlic paste along with the Parmigiano-Reggiano.
  • Add the tomatoes, and onions.
  • Remove the skin from the chicken and chop or shred into bite-size pieces to yield about 4 cups.
  • Add the chicken to the salad bowl and season with black pepper.
  • Toss the salad and adjust seasonings.
  • Fill sub rolls with the chicken salad and serve with a few olive oil chips alongside.