🥑 Palta reina

Name: Palta reina
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chile · Central Chile
Ingredients: 2 large ripe avocados; 200 g cooked chicken breast, shredded; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp finely chopped onion or spring onion; Salt, pepper, chopped parsley; Lettuce leaves to serve

Origin: Chile · Central Chile

400kcal

per serving · 200 g

200kcal

per 100 g

12 gProtein6 g / 100 g

36 gFat18 g / 100 g

8 gCarbs4 g / 100 g

Palta reina, “queen avocado”, is a classic Chilean starter: a ripe avocado half filled with creamy shredded chicken salad bound with mayonnaise. The soft, buttery avocado and the cool, savoury filling make a rich, refreshing plate. It is served cold, often with a little lettuce, tomato or a lemon wedge.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

✓

Keto-friendly4 g carbs per 100 g

Not vegetarianbecause of: chicken

Not veganbecause of: chicken, mayonnaise

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Eggs

What it is made of

avocadochickenmayonnaise

Recipe

4 servings25 min

Ingredients

2 large ripe avocados
200 g cooked chicken breast, shredded
3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp finely chopped onion or spring onion
Salt, pepper, chopped parsley
Lettuce leaves to serve

Method

Halve the avocados and remove the stones; brush the flesh with a little lemon juice so it does not darken.
Mix the shredded chicken with the mayonnaise, the rest of the lemon juice and the onion; season with salt and pepper.
Spoon the chicken salad generously into the avocado halves.
Sprinkle with parsley and chill for 10 minutes.
Serve cold on lettuce leaves.

How to make it lighter

Avocado is a healthy fat but dense in calories: serve one half per person as a starter, not two.
Swap half the mayonnaise for thick plain yoghurt to cut fat while keeping the creamy taste.
Use skinless chicken breast and plenty of lemon, tomato and herbs for protein and flavour.

History

Palta is the Chilean word for avocado, and central Chile is known for growing it. Palta reina is a classic of home entertaining and restaurant menus, a simple starter that looks elegant and needs no cooking beyond poaching the chicken. Fillings also exist with tuna, shrimp, ham or egg, but chicken is a common choice.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v15. How we count →