Apricot and Smoked Chicken Salad
A perfect main-course luncheon salad for the peak of apricot season. If the apricots are especially sweet, you can cut back a little on the honey. Makes 4 Servings


Ingredients:

4 cups red leaf, butterhead, or Bibb or mesclun salad mix, cleaned and broken into bite-size pieces
2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
2 tablespoons walnut oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
One 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoon chopped chives
10 to 12 ounces smoked chicken or turkey breast, cut into thin strips
Kosher salt and freshly ground black
pepper to taste
4 to 6 ripe apricots, each cut into 8 to 10 lengthwise strips


Instructions:
1. Put greens in a bowl, add water chestnuts, chicken, and apricots.

2. In a cup or small bowl, combine other ingredients. Add salad mixture and toss.




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