Description
This Spring Green Chicken Tonnato Salad combines poached chicken with a creamy tuna mayonnaise, fresh mozzarella, and seasonal greens for a refreshing summer meal.
Ingredients
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For Poached Chicken
- 2 cups fresh chicken broth
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 celery rib, cut into 3 pieces
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 slices lemons
- 8 -10 black peppercorns
- 4 chicken breasts (about 1 pound 5 ounces)
For Salad
- 3 cups mixed torn greens (romaine, red leaf lettuce, radicchio, and arugula)
- 4 scallions, sliced
- 3 cups cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 12 ounces smoked or fresh mozzarella cheese, julienned
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 medium-size red onion, sliced thinly
- 1/2 cup Niçoise olives, pitted and sliced
- 4 hard-cooked eggs, peeled
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 5 ounces prosciutto, cut into julienne
- 1 pound asparagus or broccoli florets, blanched
- Capers and chopped parsley for garnish
For Tuna Mayonnaise
- 4 egg yolks
- 3 anchovy fillets, chopped
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 can (6 1/2 ounces) tuna packed in oil
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken in the morning. Pour the broth and wine in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, add the onion, celery, bay leaf, lemon and peppercorns and simmer 5 minutes. Carefully lower the chicken breasts into the broth in a single layer, adding some boiling water, if needed, to cover them. Bring back to a boil, then turn the heat right down and simmer very slowly for another 5 minutes. Turn the heat off, cover the pan, and allow the chicken to cool in the broth. (This will take about 4-5 hours.).
- Make the Tuna Mayonnaise
- After many hours, remove the chicken from the poaching liquid and cut into thin slices.
- Toss the greens with 2 of the sliced scallions in a large glass bowl. Add fresh tomatoes, basil, red onion, prosciutto and asparagus and toss. Season with salt and pepper.
- Place salad on large platter. Scatter juliened cheese slices, prosciutto and olives. In the centre of the platter lay a layer of the thinly sliced poached chicken. On top of chicken place a thick layer of tuna mayonnaise wgich is the tonnato portion of this salad. Over the tonnato sprinkle capers and chopped parsley. Over the entire salad grate the hard boiled eggs.
- Use 2 large salad spoons to serve the salad and enjoy!!!!
Tuna Mayonnaise
- Process the yolks, anchovies, capers, lemon juice, mustard, and parsley in a food processor fitted with the steel blade for 15seconds. With the machine running, pour the oils in a steady stream through the feed tube to make a thick mayonnaise. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Flake the tuna and add it with its oil to the mayonnaise. Process until thoroughly blended.
- Scrape into a small bowl, fold in the sour cream, and taste and adjust seasonings. Refrigerate covered until ready to use.
- Makes about 3 cups.
Notes
For best flavor, use tuna packed in oil. Poach the chicken in the morning for a refreshing summer meal. The mayonnaise recipe makes more than needed; use leftovers for a pasta salad. Allow the tuna mayonnaise to sit for a while to let the flavors meld.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2 grams
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 20 grams
- Carbohydrates: 5 grams
- Fiber: 2 grams
- Protein: 28 grams
- Cholesterol: 85 mg