Chicken Salad Bearnaise....

[janet-in-nc]

I just made this to take to a pot luck. I used 2 cans of chicken from Costco. I quite like their canned chicken when you are pressed for time. It is like one served at Neomonde, a Mideastern deli/grocery/restaurant here in Raleigh. From an old cookbook called "Pita, the Great" by Virginia Habeeb

1/2 C yellow raisins

2 1/2 C cooked, diced chicken

2-3 scallions finely chopped

1 C diced celery

1/2 C toasted slivered almonds, roughly chopped

1/2 C mayonnaise

1 T dry white wine

1/4 C chopped parsley

1 t chopped fresh tarragon or 1/2 t dried (or more to taste)

S&P to taste

Combine raisins,chicken, celery, scallions and almonds in a large bowl. Whisk together mayonnaise, wine, parsley, tarragon, s&p in a small bowl.Fold dressing into chicken mixture. Correct seasonings, cover and refrigerate to chill. Best made a little ahead but OK at the last minute too.

* the recipe says to line pitas with lettuce leaves, fill with chicken salad and top with sliced olives. I have never done this.

 

[patbastrop]

Looks good!

 

[dawnnys]

Yumm, yes it does. I love taarragon...

 

[marilynfl]

Tarragon is a spice (herb?) that always surprises me, as in..."oh, this is really good! What's in

it?"

"Oh. Tarragon? Really?"

Gets me. Every. Time.

 

[melissa-dallas]

There is a reason that Whole Foods' Tarragon Chicken Salad has been one of their most

popular items for years. It is really good. Too bad it is also ridiculously expensive.

 

[daricem]

I make a strawberry-tarragon preserve and a friend (more)

who usually will not touch tarragon loves it!
The depth of flavor in it is amazing; subtle and very pleasing.

 

[florisandy]

Me too, especially French tarragon. I like to add it to scrambled eggs and omelets.

 

[marilynfl]

darice, I immediately had a mental flash of fresh butter scones, jam & tea. Thank you for that.

 

[oli]

I wonder if this would be good with shrimp

 

[pam]

Tarragon is a favorite of mine too.

So a dear friend gave me a tarragon plant that I have not managed to kill yet, or to use. I tasted one of the leaves and it had almost no taste at all. Is this because I haven't actually cooked it or does fresh tarragon just not taste like dried?