Champagne Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 4 cups mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup champagne
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 4 cups diced cooked chicken
- 2 cups chopped unpeeled red apples
- 2 cups chopped peeled pears
- Field greens
- Toasted walnuts
- Crumbled bleu cheese
Directions
1. Make the dressing by combining the mayonnaise, sugar, champagne and vinegar in a blender. Process until blended.
2. For the salad, combine the salad dressing, chicken, apples and pears in a bowl and mix well.
3. Put field greens into a serving bowl. Mound chicken salad on top of greens. Sprinkle with walnuts and bleu cheese.
Serves about 8
Source: The Advocate – Baton Rouge, La (Sharon Detlef)