How To Make Chicken Salad with Walnuts and Roquefort Dressing
Level up your usual chicken salad with this easy recipe! Tender chicken and crunchy walnuts are tossed in a tangy and creamy dressing for a tasty meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½cupwalnuts
- 6tbspolive oil
- 1lbchicken breasts,boneless, skinless
- salt
- ½tspfresh ground black pepper
- 1½tbspwine vinegar,red or white
- 2tbspsour cream
- ¼lbroquefort,or other blue cheese
- 1green leaf lettuce head,(about ½ lb)
- 2radicchio heads,(about 1 lb in all)
Instructions
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In a large frying pan, toast the walnuts over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, for about 5 minutes, until golden brown.
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Remove the nuts from the pan and chop them into fairly large pieces.
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In the same pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over moderate heat. Season the chicken breasts with ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper and add them to the pan.
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Cook the chicken for about 5 minutes, until brown. Turn and cook for about 3 minutes longer, until almost done.
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Cover the pan, remove from the heat, and let steam for 5 minutes.
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Remove the chicken breasts from the pan. When they are cool enough to handle, cut the chicken breasts into bite-size pieces.
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In a glass or stainless-steel bowl, whisk together the vinegar, sour cream, ⅛ teaspoon of salt, and the remaining ¼ teaspoon of pepper. Add the remaining 5 tablespoons of oil slowly, whisking.
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Add the Roquefort and stir just to combine, leaving the dressing chunky.
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In a large glass or stainless-steel bowl, toss the lettuce and the radicchio with half the dressing.
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Put the salad on plates. Top the salads with the chicken. Spoon the remaining dressing over the chicken and then sprinkle with the nuts.
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Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 509.45kcal
- Fat: 41.10g
- Saturated Fat: 12.04g
- Trans Fat: 0.12g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 21.87g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.09g
- Carbohydrates: 3.77g
- Fiber: 0.68g
- Sugar: 0.56g
- Protein: 30.87g
- Cholesterol: 101.21mg
- Sodium: 601.30mg
- Calcium: 221.22mg
- Potassium: 477.31mg
- Iron: 1.55mg
- Vitamin A: 123.90µg
- Vitamin C: 4.93mg
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