Smoked chicken salad with macadamia nut dressing

Name: Smoked chicken salad with macadamia nut dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 185 g (6 oz) asparagus; 3 tablespoons macadamia or hazelnut oil; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar; 60 g (2 oz) macadamia nuts; a few sprigs of fresh chervil, to garnish; 2 smoked chicken breasts, about 180 g (5¾ oz) each; 150 g (5 oz) rocket leaves; 12 thin slices French baguette

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

Salads

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2001

About

This delicious salad contains all the ingredients for a wonderful lunch or light supper—smoked chicken and asparagus with peppery rocket and French baguette slices.

Ingredients

185 g (6 oz) asparagus
12 thin slices French baguette

Lunch
Supper

Method

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the outer layer from the lower two thirds of the stem of each asparagus spear; then snap the woody ends off at their natural breaking point and discard. Cut the spears into 2.5 cm (1 inch) lengths and add to the water. Reduce the heat and simmer until the tips are tender. Remove and run under co