smoked chicken and lobster salad with walnut oil dressing

Necedah, WI
Updated on Oct 5, 2012

Something light for that special evening.

Rate
prep time 50 Min
cook time
method No-Cook or Other
yield 4 servings

Ingredients

  • salt
  • 1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded, and cut into sticks
  • cucumber peel, julienned
  • 4 spring onions, cut to same length as cucumber sticks
  • 1 head chicory, julienned just before use
  • 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and julienned
  • rind of one lemon, blanched and julienned (reserve juice of lemon for dressing)
  • 1 smoked chicken breast, skinned, boned, and julienned
  • 1 lb. lobster tail, cooked, shelled, and diced
  • white pepper
  • Walnut oil dressing:
  • 4 oz. walnut oil
  • 4 oz. peanut oil
  • 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 3 Tbs. champagne vinegar
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 sprig tarragon
  • salt and black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. sugar

How To Make smoked chicken and lobster salad with walnut oil dressing

  • Step 1
    Sprinkle salt over cucumber sticks. After 50 minutes, drain and rinse to remove excess salt. Dry on paper towel. Toss all ingredients in walnut oil dressing (below) and season. Divide among 4 small bowls. Walnut Oil Dressing: Blend all ingredients with hand whisk. Let settle for up to 24 hours. Pass through a fine sieve. Whisk before using. (A hazelnut oil dressing can be made in the same way, using hazelnut oil instead of walnut.)

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