Posts for September 26th 2009

salads

Chicken and Watercress Salad With Almonds and Feta

With its white balsamic vinegar and almond and grapeseed oils, the ingredient list is a bit pretentious; I subbed in sherry vinegar and olive oil.

With its white balsamic vinegar and almond and grapeseed oils, the ingredient list is a bit pretentious; I subbed in sherry vinegar and olive oil.

Chicken and Watercress Salad With Almonds and Feta

Chicken and Watercress Salad With Almonds and Feta

Fast and Easy Chicken Salad Recipe 2009-09-26 09:59:50

Ingredients

1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
1 large shallot, chopped
3 tablespoons almond oil, walnut oil, or grapeseed oil
3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
3 large bunches watercress, thick stems trimmed
2 fully cooked chicken breast halves, meat torn into bite-size pieces
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
4 apricots, pitted, each half cut into wedges
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Directions

  1. Combine vinegar and shallot in medium bowl. Whisk in both oils. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
  2. Place watercress, chicken, cheese, and apricots in large bowl. Add dressing; toss.
  3. Divide salad among 4 plates. Sprinkle each with almonds.

Serves 4.

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Pasta Multi-Pot: Love It or Hate It?

Whenever I watch Rachael Ray or Anne Burrell make pasta on the Food Network, I get all dreamy-eyed by their pasta multi-pots.

Whenever I watch Rachael Ray or Anne Burrell make pasta on the Food Network, I get all dreamy-eyed by their pasta multi-pots. You know what I'm talking about? Those two-in-one giant pots that hold water and pasta. The inner pot is actually a colander, so when you remove it from the outer pot, the water remains and the pasta is drained.

While I marvel at how they appear on television, I can't justify getting one for myself. They're expensive (this one by Williams-Sonoma is $130) and bulky, and my studio kitchen is already overcrowded. How do you feel about them?