Smoked Chicken and Potato Salad Stuffed in a Pickled Ancho Chile

Ingredients:
1 cup Smoked chicken, cut 1/4 x 1/4 x 1-inch
2 cups potato, cooked and cut in 1/4 inch dice
2 ears corn, blanched, kernels cut from the cob
2 each Poblano chiles, roasted, peeled, and sliced into 1/4 inch strips
3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup lime juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
salt to taste
12 each pickled ancho chiles
5 cups cabbage, shredded
1/2 cup carrot, julienned
1 bunch radishes, sliced
1 1/2 cups pickling liquid
3/4 cup queso cotija or feta cheese, crumbled
1/2 bunch cilantro sprigs
Procedure:
Step 1: Mix together the first 6 ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Dress this mixture with lime juice and olive oil and season with salt.
Step 2: Stuff each of the pickled ancho chiles generously with the salad from step 1. Reserve.
To serve: Mix together the cabbage and the radishes and divide between 12 serving plates. Place one of the stuffed chiles on each of the plates with the opening to the top. Drizzle each plate with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the pickling liquid, sprinkle on the crumbled cheese and garnish with a few cilantro sprigs.
Note: For added richness you may add diced avocado to the salad, or top the finished dish with a dollop of guacamole.


