Best Tarragon Walnut Chicken Salad Recipes

TARRAGON-WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place chicken in large skillet or dutch oven.
• Add enough water to cover chicken.
• Bring to a gentle boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until juices run clear.
• Remove chicken from liquid.
• Cool and cut into 1/2" cubes In a small bowl, blend together mayonnaise and sour cream, stir in vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Whisk in walnut oil until blended.
• Stir in chopped tarragon and chives.
• Reserve 2 Tbs of the apricots and 2 Tbs walnuts for garnish, then add remainder to mayonnaise mixture.
• Mix well.
• Stir in chicken.
• Cover and refrigerate 1-2 hours or until well chilled.
• Place 1 lettuce leaf on each plate and mound chicken salad onto leaves.
• Sprinkle with reserved walnuts and apricots, then garnish with tarragon sprigs.
• *Ifyou don't have walnut oil you can toast the walnuts before chopping them to bring out their flavor and substitute 2 Tbs of cream for the walnut oil.

TARRAGON-WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Prepare pasta according to package instructions. Drain, rinse in cold water, then drain again and set aside. 2. Whisk together the vinegar, walnut oil, lemon juice and mustard in a small bowl. Stir in remaining vinaigrette ingredients. Set aside. 3. Transfer pasta to a large bowl. Add chicken, tomatoes, scallions, peppers and hearts of palm. Toss to combine. Add the vinaigrette and toss again. Adjust seasonings. 4. Arrange leaf lettuce on serving plate. Mound salad on top. Sprinkle with walnuts and freshly ground pepper and serve.