Potato and Vegetable Salad with Chicken
Potato and vegetable salad with chicken is a hearty main course salad combining tender steamed chicken breast, potatoes, carrots, beans and peas on a bed of crisp iceberg lettuce. The TM7 steams the chicken and vegetables to tender perfection while you prepare the creamy dressing, making this fresh yet filling salad quick to assemble.
About this recipe
Potato and vegetable salad with chicken is a classic hearty salad that the Thermomix TM7 turns into a genuinely easy weeknight dinner. Searching for recipes that deliver a complete meal in one bowl often leads to this style of salad, and with the TM7 all-in-one kitchen machine it becomes almost effortless. The chicken breast steams gently above the potatoes, carrots, beans and peas, so every vegetable keeps its bite and natural sweetness instead of turning mushy in boiling water. While everything steams, you blend double cream with seasoning into a silky dressing that coats each ingredient without splitting. The crisp iceberg lettuce adds a fresh crunch that contrasts beautifully with the warm, tender potato and juicy chicken. This recipe is perfect for meal prep, summer lunches or a light yet protein-rich dinner, and it presents beautifully on a large platter for gatherings. If you want a reliable chicken salad recipe where vegetables are cooked evenly and the dressing is lump-free every single time, this TM7 version deserves a permanent place in your weekly menu.
Preparation tips
- Steam the chicken breast on top of the potatoes and vegetables so the juices drip down and enrich the layer below, giving the potatoes a subtle savoury flavour while everything cooks together in one session.
- Let the steamed potatoes and chicken cool slightly before combining with the iceberg lettuce, otherwise the delicate leaves wilt and lose their characteristic crunch that makes this salad so satisfying.
- For a lighter dressing, replace part of the double cream with thick yogurt or fromage frais; add a squeeze of lemon and freshly ground pepper to lift the sweetness of the peas and carrots.
Recipe variations
- Vegetarian variation: replace the chicken breast with hard-boiled eggs or steamed halloumi cubes and keep the potatoes, carrots, beans and peas identical; the creamy dressing and iceberg lettuce make it just as filling.
- Festive variation: fold crispy bacon bits and toasted pine nuts through the salad, arrange the lettuce, vegetables and chicken in colourful stripes on a platter and finish with fresh herbs for an impressive buffet centrepiece.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Steaming the chicken breast in the Varoma keeps it succulent and juicy without drying out, exactly like a restaurant bistro result. [Precision Control]
- Weighing the potatoes and vegetables directly in the mixing bowl saves dirtying extra scales and ensures balanced proportions for the salad. [Built-in Scale]
- Chopping the carrots into even pieces takes mere seconds, saving over ten minutes of manual knife work for this salad. [Time Savings]
- Mixing the double cream with seasoning produces a lump-free, velvety dressing that clings beautifully to every ingredient. [Multi-Function]
- Heating the dressing gently gives it a silky consistency without curdling, far more reliable than a pan on the hob. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- carrots
- water
- salt
- potatoes
- fresh green beans
- frozen peas
- chicken breasts, skinless
- ground black pepper
- iceberg lettuce
- double cream