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- Subject: 4 Chicken Tomato Salad
- Message-ID: <40n910$6gk@falcon.ns.net>
- From: haley@ns.net (Rusty Haley)
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 20:36:48 GMT
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- 4 Chicken Tomato Salad
- Makes 6 to 8 servings
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- This salad is easy to prepare, and it holds up well overnight.
-
- Ingredients:
- Salad:
- 6 large chicken breasts with breast bones
- Salt, freshly ground pepper
- 2 13 3/4-ounce cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 2 large stalks celery, diced
- 1 large tomato, seeded, diced
- Lemon juice
- Dressing.
- 1/4 cup parsley leaves
- 1 6-ounce can white tuna in water, drained and flaked
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon anchovy paste
- 2 tablespoons drained capers
- 2 tablespoons snipped chives
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- Instructions:
- To prepare salad, generously season chicken on both sides with salt and
- pepper. Place in single layer, meaty side up, in 12-inch saut pan. Add
- broth and bring to boil. Simmer, covered, until chicken is just cooked
- through, 16 to 18 minutes. Remove from heat.
- When chicken is cool enough to handle, remove skin and bones. Trim gristle
- and fat. Cut chicken into 1-inch dice or smaller for sandwich filling.
- Strain broth into 2-quart bowl. Put chicken in broth. Refrigerate at least 3
- hours or overnight.
- To prepare dressing, combine parsley, tuna, mayonnaise, lemon juice, water and
- anchovy paste in blender. Mix until very smooth and flowing. Stir in capers
- and chives. Adjust seasonings to taste-. (Can be made day ahead and
- refrigerated.)
- Drain chicken, reserving broth for another purpose, and pat lightly with paper
- towels. Combine chicken, celery and tomato in 2-quart bowl. Gently toss
- until well mixed. Toss salad with dressing. Season to taste with salt and
- lemon juice. (Can be served immediately or chilled several hours.) Keep
- salad chilled until serving time. Before serving, drain off any liquid that
- accumulates in bottom of bowl. Stir well. Adjust seasonings to taste.
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- Per serving: 386 cal.; 40 g pro.; 5 g carb.; 22 g fat; 94 mg chol.; 758 mg
- sod.
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- Rusty Haley
- North Highlands, CA, 95660, USA
- haley@ns.net
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