elegant brunch chicken salad

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 cup olive oil
• 2 cups halved seedless red grapes
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 1 cup coarsely crumbled blue cheese

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 30 mins


• bring a large pot of water to a boil. add the chicken and simmer until cooked through, approximately 10 minutes. drain, cool and cut into cubes.
• while boiling chicken, make the mayonnaise: using a blender or hand-held electric mixer, beat the egg, mustard, salt, water and vinegar until light and frothy. add the oil a tablespoon at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. once mixture begins to thicken, you can add oil more quickly. continue until mixture reaches the consistency of creamy mayonnaise. note: the more oil you add, the thicker it gets; you may not need the full cup of oil.
• in a large bowl, toss together the chicken, grapes, pecans, blue cheese and 1 cup of the mayonnaise. stir until evenly coated, adding more mayonnaise if necessary. refrigerate until serving.