Italian Chicken Salad in Lettuce Cups
A nice light dish for Wedding Showers Recipe Courtesy Giada De Laurentiis
Ingredients
  • 10cups coarsely shredded cooked chickenfrom about 3 purchased roasted whole chickens
  • 2cups roasted red and yellow bell peppersdrained, patted dry, and coarsely chopped
  • 1 1/4cups paper-thin slices red onion
  • 3/4cup chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
  • 3/4cup Slivered almondstoasted
  • 1/2cup drained capers
  • 1 1/2cups Red Wine Vinaigretterecipe follows, about
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 24leaves butter lettucefrom about 3 large heads
  • 1piece Parmesanshaved with a vegetable peeler, 4-ounce
  • Directions
  • Vinaigrette
  • 1/2cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4cup lemon juice
  • 2teaspoons honey
  • 2teaspoons salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1cup olive oil
  • in Combine the vinegarlemon juice, honey, salt, and peppera blender. With the machine running, gradually add the oil and blend until emulsified.
  • Yield: 1 3/4 cups
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1cup olive oil
  • in Combine the vinegarlemon juice, honey, salt, and peppera blender. With the machine running, gradually add the oil and blend until emulsified.
  • Yield: 1 3/4 cups
Instructions
  1. Toss the chicken, bell peppers, onion, parsley, almonds, and capers in a large bowl with enough vinaigrette to moisten. Season the chicken salad with salt and pepper, to taste. Arrange 1 large lettuce cup and 1 small lettuce cup on each plate, overlapping slightly. Spoon the chicken salad into the lettuce cups. Drizzle more vinaigrette over the salads. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and serve. Do-Ahead Tip: The chicken salad can be prepared 4 hours ahead and refrigerated. Just before serving, spoon the salad into the lettuce cups.
Recipe Notes

From http://www.cookingchanneltv.com

 

 

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