Apricot Chicken Salad with Tarragon, Grapes and Almonds
By Joe
Source: America's Test Kitchen.
A sweet-savoury chicken salad with chopped dried apricots, red grapes, toasted almonds, tarragon and basil in a light mustard mayonnaise.
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Method
- 1
Prepare the chicken. Simmer the chicken very gently from cold with the bay leaf, then lid it and let it finish cooking off the heat for 15-17 min (74 °C at the thickest point). Cool and pull into shreds.
- 2
Make the dressing. Stir the mayonnaise, apricots, lemon, mustard, shallot, cayenne and salt together and leave 5 min so the apricots soften.
- 3
Fold. Fold in the chicken, grapes, almonds and herbs. Chill 20 min and serve on soft lettuce leaves.
Storage
Keeps covered in the fridge for up to 2 days. Not suitable for freezing. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).
Why this label?
28.9 g protein for 341 kcal = 8.5 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 34% of the energy. High protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0.2 g per serving
0.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0.8 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- medium saucepan with lid
- instant-read thermometer
- large mixing bowl
- chopping board and knife
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 341 kcal |
| Protein | 28.9 g |
| Carbohydrate | 11.8 g |
| of which sugars | 8.2 g |
| of which free sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fat | 19.9 g |
| of which saturates | 3 g |
| Fibre | 2.1 g |
| Salt | 0.67 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
8.5 g meets High protein (≥ 5 g per 100 kcal = 20% of energy, and ≥ 10 g per serving)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
