Chicken Salad with Red Grapes and Smoked Almonds

Name: Chicken Salad with Red Grapes and Smoked Almonds
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: , Salt and pepper; 4 (6- to 8-ounce), boneless, skinless chicken breasts, no more than 1 inch thick, trimmed; 1/2 cup, mayonnaise; 1/4 teaspoon, finely grated lemon zest plus 2 tablespoons juice; 1 teaspoon, Dijon mustard; 2 , celery ribs, minced; 1 , shallot, minced; 6 ounces seedless, red grapes, quartered (1 cup); 1/2 cup, smoked almonds, chopped coarse; 1 tablespoon, minced fresh parsley; 1 teaspoon, minced fresh rosemary

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2012

Cooking chicken to precisely the right degree of doneness guarantees tender, juicy results. Poaching is one way—but we had a better, more foolproof idea.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME50 minutes, plus 30 minutes cooling

Chicken Salad with Red Grapes and Smoked Almonds

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Recipes for chicken salad are only as good as the chicken itself. If the chicken is dry or flavorless, no amount of dressing or add-in will camouflage it. To ensure silky, juicy, and flavorful chicken, we used a method based on sous vide co...

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