Sherry-Dill Chicken Salad

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Sherry-Dill Chicken Salad

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Delicious, easy chicken salad with a unique touch

Ingredients

You will need the following:

1 c cooking sherry
1 c water
3 chicken breasts
1/2 red onion, diced
1/4 c sour cream
1/4 c mayonnaise
1 tbsp dried dill (fresh is preferred, i just didn't have any. If using fresh, use about 4 tbsp)
sea salt & fresh ground pepper to taste

Poach Chicken

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Put the chicken breasts, sherry and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook until chicken is cooked through (about 15 minutes). Remove chicken from liquid, and place in refrigerator to cool.

Boil Liquid Down to Sherry Reduction

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Making sure it doesn't boil over, boil the liquid until you have about 1 Tbsp of syrupy liquid. Scrape liquid out, and refrigerate.

Dice Chicken, Onion, Combine

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Once the chicken has cooled (about 1 1/2 hours), dice the chicken and onion into the size pieces you want. See my instructable on dicing onions here.

Throw both into a bowl to dance together.

Add Mayo, Spices, Reduction, Mix...

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Add your 1/4 c mayo, 1/4 c sour cream, the sherry reduction, 1 Tbsp dill.

Mix well, then season with salt and pepper to taste. (I actually use 1/2 black pepper and 1/2 coriander in my grinder, use whatever you like best)

Refrigerate again for at least an hour (preferably overnight) for the flavors to mellow.

Enjoy!

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Make yourself a delicious sandwich!

Spread it on pancakes!

Blend it into a smoothie!

Ok, well I just made a sandwich with lettuce, tomato and munster cheese on some homemade bread...

I think next time I might add some chopped apple and/or some chopped cashews...