Chicken salad with chicory, cherry tomatoes, cheese and walnuts
4 servings
60 minutes
Chicken salad with chicory, cherry tomatoes, cheese, and walnuts is an elegant dish of French cuisine that combines tenderness, crunchiness, and rich flavor. The slight bitterness of chicory harmonizes beautifully with the sweetness of tomatoes, the softness of chicken, and the spiciness of walnuts. The dressing made from wine vinegar and walnut oil enriches the taste with refined aromas while tarragon adds a fresh spicy accent. This salad is an ideal choice for a light lunch or romantic dinner, balancing simplicity and sophistication. Historically, French chefs were renowned for their mastery in combining textures and flavors, and this salad is a vivid testament to that. Serving it chilled enhances the flavor nuances, making each forkful a true gastronomic delight.
1
Chop chicory and lettuce.
- Chicory root: 1 piece
- Lettuce: 1 piece
2
Cut the tomatoes in half.
- Tomatoes: 2 pieces
3
Boil the chicken and slice it thinly.
- Chicken: 300 g
4
Cut the cheese into cubes.
- Cheese: 100 g
5
Roast walnuts in a dry pan and chop them coarsely.
- Walnuts: 15 pieces
6
Combine meat with lettuce leaves, cheese, tomatoes, and nuts. Add sauce.
- Chicken: 300 g
- Lettuce: 1 piece
- Cheese: 100 g
- Tomatoes: 2 pieces
- Walnuts: 15 pieces
7
To prepare the sauce, whisk vegetable oil with walnut oil and wine vinegar. Add cottage cheese and tarragon, mix thoroughly again, and season with salt and black pepper.
- Vegetable oil: 4 tablespoons
- Walnut oil: 2 tablespoons
- Wine vinegar: 2 tablespoons
- Curd cheese (tvorog): 2 tablespoons
- Tarragon: to taste
- Salt: to taste
- Ground black pepper: to taste
