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Chicken Salad With Pecans

Chicken Salad With Pecans

Diana Rattray
Dress this flavorful salad with a homemade mustard dressing or your own favorite dressing or vinaigrette.

Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces sliced grilled or roasted chicken breast, about 2 chicken breast halves
  • 1 small head romaine lettuce
  • cherry tomatoes or 1 medium tomato, cut into wedges
  • 1/2 small cucumber, sliced
  • 1/2 small onion, sliced
  • pimiento sliced olives or black olives
  • 2 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
  • 1/4 cup pecan halves
  • .
  • Mustard Dressing
  • 4 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 3/4 cup Canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons white wine or tarragon vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons Creole or grainy mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil

Preparation:

On 2 salad plates, arrange lettuce, chicken, and remaining ingredients. Use the mustard dressing, a vinaigrette, or your own favorite dressing. Serves 2.

Mustard Dressing: In a saucepan, cook garlic in oil over low heat until tender and beginning to turn yellow. Remove from heat and let cool; strain the oil into a measuring cup or bowl. Discard the sliced garlic.

In a blender, combine the strained oil, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper, and basil. Blend until smooth. Pour into a container and serve with the salad.

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