Smoked Chicken Salad

Name: Smoked Chicken Salad
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ½ large shallot, peeled and minced; ¼ cup red wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons walnut oil; ½ teaspoon canola oil; ¼ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste; Freshly ground pepper to taste; 8 cups torn chicory leaves; 2 warm smoked chicken breasts (see recipe), cut on the diagonal into ¼-inch-thick strips; 2 Bosc pears, halved, cored and cut lengthwise into ⅛-inch-thick slices; ½ cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped; 1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into fine julienne

By Molly O’Neill

Updated August 20, 2015

Total Time: 10 minutes
Rating: 4(14)
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Smoked chicken is given a husky taste that complements the inherent sweetness of the fowl and brings a hearty note to the pasta it’s combined with. The sweeter-smelling the wood used, the more alluring the flavor it leaves behind. Hickory or fruitwoods, maple, oak and alder chips, dried grapevine trimmings or herb branches lend a sweet, firm flavor to food cooked in a closed container above it.

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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings

½ large shallot, peeled and minced
¼ cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons walnut oil
½ teaspoon canola oil
¼ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
Freshly ground pepper to taste
8 cups torn chicory leaves
2 warm smoked chicken breasts (see recipe), cut on the diagonal into ¼-inch-thick strips
2 Bosc pears, halved, cored and cut lengthwise into ⅛-inch-thick slices
½ cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into fine julienne

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Preparation

Step 1
Combine the shallot and vinegar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until reduced by a third, about 3 minutes. Whisk in the walnut oil, canola oil, ¼ teaspoon of salt and pepper.
Step 2
Place the chicory in a large bowl and toss with 3 tablespoons of the dressing. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Divide among 4 plates. Arrange the chicken and pears over the chicory. Scatter the walnuts on top and place the carrots in a mound in the center of each plate. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and serve immediately.