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Chicken Salad with Cornichons and Radishes

Chicken Salad with Cornichons and Radishes

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Brown Bag Lunch
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    The Internet Cooking Princess's Notes: This my favorite, favorite chicken salad. I love the crunch of the cornichons and radishes and how the mayonnaise smooths out their flavors a bit. {That being said, I'm kind of a pickle/cornichon...

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Serves four

  1. In a small sauce pan, bring about 3 cups of water to a boil. Gently roll in the eggs with a spoon and let boil for 15 minutes. Once the timer goes off, plunge the eggs into an ice water bath. Set aside.

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  2. In a mixing bowl, toss the pulled chicken breast, radishes, and cornichons. In a small bowl, whisk the mayonnaise and champagne vinegar together. Add the mixture to the larger bowl and toss the ingredients together so that everything is evenly coated.

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  3. Once the eggs have cooled, remove the shells and chop. Gently fold them into the chicken salad. Season with salt and pepper to taste and a little finely chopped fresh taragon to taste.

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  4. If not serving with toast or sliced bread, preheat the oven to about 375 degrees. Place the sheet of Lavash on a baking sheet, and lightly brush each side with olive oil and a sprinkling of kosher salt. Bake on each side for four minutes.

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  5. Once the Lavash is golden brown, cut it into squares and serve with the chicken salad.

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Delicious and I like your restrained use of mayonnaise!

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