Smoked Chicken Salad

For a more substantial meal you can add some sliced hard-boiled eggs.

A whole smoked chicken or two smoked chicken breasts
150 snowpeas, blanched for a minute in boiling water, then plunged into iced water to cool
lettuce
1 red onion, finely sliced into rings
1/2 red pepper, diced
2 tomatoes, halved and sliced
3 tablespoons finely chopped chives
1/2 cup toasted hazelnutspesto dressing

Dice the chicken meat. Place the salad ingredients in a bowl, add the diced chicken and toss. Just before serving, add the pesto dressing.

Pesto Dressing

1/4 cup virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons wine vinegar
2 tablespoons pesto
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Whisk all the ingredients together. Pour over the salad and toss.

 

 

 

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