Name: Circassian Chicken Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pound skinless chicken breasts -; 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or walnut oil -; 4 teaspoons paprika -; 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts, divided -; 3 chopped garlic cloves -; 2 tablespoons chopped green onions -; 1 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste -; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, divided -; 2 slices of bread, crusts removed -; 1 quart chicken stock -; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper -; Juice of 1 lemon -

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15 min.

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Ingredients for - Circassian Chicken Salad

1. 1 pound skinless chicken breasts -

2. 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or walnut oil -

3. 4 teaspoons paprika -

4. 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts, divided -

5. 3 chopped garlic cloves -

6. 2 tablespoons chopped green onions -

7. 1 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste -

8. 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, divided -

9. 2 slices of bread, crusts removed -

10. 1 quart chicken stock -

11. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper -

12. Juice of 1 lemon -

How to cook deliciously - Circassian Chicken Salad

1. Stage

Poach the chicken breasts: Bring the chicken stock to a simmer and add the chicken breasts. Add some water if there is not enough liquid to cover the meat. Simmer gently for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat.

2. Stage

Heat paprika in olive or walnut oil: Meanwhile, heat the olive or walnut oil in a small pot over low heat and add the paprika. Stir well to combine. Heat until you can smell the aroma of the paprika, then turn off the heat.

3. Stage

Soak bread in broth: Tear the bread into chunks and put into a bowl. Ladle out about a cup or two of the chicken stock and pour it over the bread.

4. Stage

Make walnut paste: Put one cup of the walnuts into a food processor. Add the garlic, the cayenne, about a teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of the parsley and the soaked bread. Pulse to make a thick, relatively chunky paste. If it needs a bit more chicken stock to loosen up, add some a tablespoon at a time. Stir the paprika-oil, then pour it into the food processor and buzz to combine. Add salt to taste.

5. Stage

Assemble the salad: Tear the chicken breasts into shreds. Put it in the bowl with the remaining 1/2 cup walnuts, the green onions and 1 tablespoon of parsley. Add the walnut-paprika paste from the food processor to the bowl and stir gently to combine everything thoroughly. Add black pepper and lemon juice to taste.