Italian Style Chicken Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 lemons, juiced
1 (2 pound) roasted chicken, meat removed from bones and cut into bite-size pieces
1 bulb fennel, cored and cut into thin slices
3 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1 red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 lemon, zested
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 bunch arugula

Preparation

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir garlic until softened and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir in lemon juice; set aside to cool.
Toss chicken, fennel, celery, red onion, and parsley together in a large bowl.
Stir in the cooled garlic and olive oil, mayonnaise, lemon zest, salt, and black pepper.
Arrange arugula on a serving platter; serve chicken salad on arugula.