Mustardy Chicken Salad with Radishes and Cornichons

Name: Mustardy Chicken Salad with Radishes and Cornichons
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ cup, crème fraîche; 2 tablespoons, whole-grain mustard; 2 tablespoons water or, chicken poaching liquid; 1½ tablespoons, Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon, cider vinegar; 1½ teaspoons brine from, cornichons; ¼ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ teaspoon, white pepper; 3 cups cooked, chicken, cut into ½-inch pieces; 4 , radishes, trimmed and cut into ¼-inch pieces (about ½ cup); ½ cup minced, cornichons; ¼ cup, chopped fresh tarragon; 2 tablespoons, minced shallot; 1 tablespoon, grated lemon zest

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2023

Main Courses

Vegetables

Chicken

Moving mayo out of the way led us to a trio of truly fresh takes on this deli staple.

SERVES4

TIME20 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To make creamy, low-fuss chicken salads without mayonnaise, we considered what mayo brings to the mix—richness, body, moisture, a hint of acidity—and then replaced those qualities with ingredients that supplied their own distinct flavors an...

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