Italian Chicken Salad In Lettuce Cups

Total Time: 48 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 10 cups coarsely shredded cooked chicken (from about 3 purchased roasted whole chickens)
• 2 cups roasted red and yellow bell peppers, drained, patted dry, and coarsely chopped
• 1 1/4 cups paper-thin slices red onions
• 3/4 cup chopped fresh italian parsley
• 3/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 1/2 cup drained capers
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup olive oil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 24 butter lettuce leaves (from about 3 large heads)
• 4 ounces fresh parmesan cheese, shaved with vegetable peeler

Recipe

• 1 toss the chicken, bell peppers, onion, parsley, almonds, and capers in a large bowl with enough vinaigrette to moisten. season the chicken salad with salt and pepper, to taste.
• 2 arrange 1 large lettuce cup and 1 small lettuce cup on each plate, overlapping slightly. spoon the chicken salad into the lettuce cups. drizzle more vinaigrette over the salads. sprinkle with the parmesan and serve.
• 3 do-ahead tip: the chicken salad can be prepared 4 hours ahead and refrigerated. just before serving, spoon the salad into the lettuce cups.
• 4 red wine vinaigrette:
• 5 combine the vinegar, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper in a blender. with the machine running, gradually add the oil and blend until emulsified.
• 6 yield: 1 3/4 cups.