Chicken Waldorf Salad Recipe |
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You will need :- 4 red-skinned apples 2 tablespoons lemon juice 4 celery sticks 8 oz. cold chicken, diced 2 oz. walnuts, halved 1/4 pint mayonnaise or salad cream 1 large lettuce 8 oz. peas, cooked
Preparation Time :- 15 minutes Core and
slice the apples and sprinkle with lemon juice. Reserve 12 slices for
decoration and dice the rest. Clean and
chop the celery. Wash and drain lettuce, chop heart and mix with the
diced chicken, chopped apple, celery, walnut halves and the mayonnaise.
Line salad bowl with outer lettuce leaves and pile in salad. Decorate
with piles of peas divided by apple slices round the edge. Basic
Mayonnaise: Beat 1 teaspoon castor sugar, and 1/2 level teaspoon
each of salt, pepper and dry mustard into 2 egg yolks. Add 1 teaspoon
tarragon or wine vinegar or lemon juice. Pour 1/2 pint olive or corn
oil into a measuring jug. Beat in a few drops at a time until sauce
begin to get pale and thick, then increase the flow, beating all the
time. Halfway through the process, thin with 1 tablespoon of vinegar or
lemon juice. Serves 4.
Quick Tip
To improve salads: cut a garlic clove and rub the inside of the salad
bowl with the cut surface. This will give a subtle garlic flavor.
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