Apricot-Basil Chicken Salad

Name: Apricot-Basil Chicken Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3/4 cup, mayonnaise; 1/2 cup, dried apricots, chopped fine; 1/4 cup, chopped fresh basil; 2 tablespoons, minced shallot; 2 tablespoons, lemon juice; 1 teaspoon, Dijon mustard; , Salt and pepper; 1 (2 1/2-pound), rotisserie chicken, skin and bones discarded, meat shredded into bite-size pieces (3 cups); 2 heads, Bibb lettuce (1 pound), leaves torn into bite-size pieces; , Extra-virgin olive oil

Main Courses
Chicken
Weeknight

Appears in Cook's Country August/September 2015

For a fresh take on chicken salad, we added apricots and basil. Lemon juice and Dijon mustard provide brightness and complexity.

SERVES 4

TIME 30 minutes

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