As
promised to the Sexy Bikini Lady and others I have posted the whole
truth and nothing but the truth about the chicken salad, and the Sexy Bikini Lady is real just take a look at her fan page on Facebook.
On
Monday I had decided to roast a chicken with the usual, planning to
provide the tasty bird to the folks. Alas lunch had come to pass and
a need for my usual coffee at Starbucks across the road. The
Starbucks crew are always wonderful and the coffee fabulous. Sitting
and sipping my favourite Blonde Roast I forgot about the chicken.
Upon
my return I found the chicken happily roasted, golden and cold. It
was a dilemma to be sure. So I decided to make a salad with a
mixture of both fruit and not, adding a lovely dressing and tearing
the chicken. The response was magical from you all.
The
ingredients are simple with a combination of apples, oranges for the
sweetness, then adding the small colourful and tasty little tomatoes
with French shallots to balance the sweetness with its tangy
flavours. As everything is mixed together in a bowl and allowing
time for all the guests to meet each other a salad dressing is added.
This is one of my favourite dressings, its flavours are a marriage
of sweet mustard, honey and avocado.
Now
it's time for the guest of honour to join the rest of the ingredients
in the bowl. Simply tear up the roasted chicken into bite size
pieces and toss it in. Mix well with the other ingredients and the
creamy dressing. I topped off the offering with a fresh ricotta
cheese and the explosion of taste was tamed to a mellow, wow. Now
all you need is a glass of wine and let your taste buds dance away.
Ingredients
3 Fuji apples diced with skin on
3 naval oranges, diced
1 small tub of orange baby tomatoes, cut
in half
1 small tub of red baby tomatoes, cut in
half
6-8 French shallots, diced
I bottle of Briannas Home Style, Dijon
Honey Mustard dressing
1 roasted chicken, torn to bite sized
pieces
1 tbsp per serving of salad, fresh
ricotta cheese
Toss all ingredients together and top off
each serving
with a generous tablespoon of the ricotta
cheese.
(Serves 6)
