The World's Fanciest Chicken Salad-7/17/09
When I think of chicken salad, I traditionally think of something with chicken, mayonnaise, and another ingredient to add crunch, like celery or apples. Tonight, I made the menu from July's Gourmet titled 'Blue Skies Ahead". The centerpiece of this menu is the most amazingly complex chicken salad I have ever made. I should have figured that out when the start to finish time was identical to the active work time, an hour and a half. It was actually 6 smaller salads in one. That's some chicken salad! I found this menu a bit odd. Usually it's quite easy to understand the theme that brought together a menu, usually focusing on either a regional or cultural subject. Other than each is universally appropriate for dining al fresco, these recipes were a bit disjointed as a menu in my opinion. Each component was good by themselves but didn't complement each other in flavor. The spicy Buffalo Grilled Shrimp with Blue Cheese Dip and Celery overwhelmed the other accompani...