Grapefruit Chicken And Pistachio Salad
From theresal 17 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Wonderful combo of sour, salt and a little sweet with a really nice variety of color.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups dry white wine shopping list
- 2 cups water shopping list
- 2 Tbs. white wine vinegar shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1 tsp. whole peppercorns shopping list
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves shopping list
- 2 grapefruits, peeled, segmented and seeded shopping list
- 1/2 cup unsalted pistachios, toasted shopping list
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise shopping list
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard shopping list
- 2 Tbs. minced fresh cilantro shopping list
- juice of 1 lime shopping list
- 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper shopping list
- 4 romaine lettuce leaves shopping list
- paprika for sprinkling shopping list
How to make it
- In a shallow pan over medium-high heat, combine the wine, water, vinegar, 1 tsp. of the salt and the peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the chicken, cover and poach until just opaque, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the chicken from the liquid and let cool for 5 minutes, then cut into cubes.
- Cut the grapefruit segments in half crosswise. In a bowl, combine the chicken, grapefruit and half of the pistachios. Add the mayonnaise, mustard, cilantro, lime juice, the remaining 1/2 tsp. salt and the ground pepper and mix well.
- Divide the lettuce leaves among 4 salad plates. Fill each leaf with chicken salad, sprinkle with paprika and garnish with the remaining pistachios. Serve immediately.
People Who Like This Dish 2
- jimrug1 Peoria, IL
- notyourmomma South St. Petersburg, FL
- bluewaterandsand GAFFNEY, SC
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Yummmm this sounds great. I also like the wine poached chicken idea... Jim
jimrug1
in Peoria loved it
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Love the pistachio nut and grapefruit combo. I adore grapefruit and this was a special treat. Made a very good lunch. I left out the cilantro-hubby can't abide the stuff. Very nice method in poaching the chicken boobs, by the way.
notyourmomma
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Sound and looks, delicious!
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