Smoked Chicken, Radicchio and Pasta Salad

Name: Smoked Chicken, Radicchio and Pasta Salad
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: fresh tarragon; 9 tablespoons (9 X 15 ml spoon) virgin olive oil; Egg noodles, optional; 12 oz (350 g) tagliatelle, bought fresh or home-made with 3 eggs; 3 tablespoons (3 X 15 ml spoon) mild tarragon vinegar; 1 lb (450 g) boned smoked chicken, cut into thin strips; 1 tablespoon (15 ml spoon) French mustard; salt and pepper; 2 oz (50 g) pine nuts, lightly toasted in the oven (optional); 5 oz (150 g) radicchio lettuce; 8 oz (225 g) small french beans

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pasta Italian Style

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1991

About

The red ribbons of radicchio, the green beans and the pasta reflect the colours of Italy. With the lovely flavours of smoked chicken and tarragon this salad will start off any meal successfully.

Ingredients

Basic recipe

Egg noodles, optional

Europe
Italy
Main course
Mediterranean

Method

Drop the beans in a large quantity of salted boiling water and boil for 3-5 minutes, keeping them very crisp. Remove the beans with a slotted or Chinese wire-mesh spoon and plunge into ice-cold water, drain again and set aside. (The water can be used to cook the pasta.) Wash the radicchio leaves and spin dry, then cut into long ribbons similar in size to the pasta you are using.

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