by Diana Rattray
Dress this flavourful salad with a homemade mustard dressing or your own favourite dressing or vinaigrette. For 2 servings.
- Ingredients :
8 ounces sliced grilled or roasted chicken breast (about 2 chicken breast halves)
1 small romaine lettuce
cherry tomatoes
1/2 cucumber, sliced
1/2 small onion, sliced
black olives, sliced
2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
1/4 cup pecan halves
Mustard Dressing
4 cloves garlic, sliced
3/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons grainy mustard
1/4 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoons ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoons dried basil
On 2 salad plates, arrange lettuce, chicken, and remaining ingredients. Use the mustard dressing, a vinaigrette, or your own favourite dressing.
Mustard Dressing – In a saucepan, cook garlicin oil over low heat until tender and turns yellowish. Remove heat and let cool. strain the oil into a cup or small bowl. Discard the sliced garlic. In a blender, combine the strained oil, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper and basil. Blend until smooth. Pour into a container and serve with the salad.
