Sunday Super...Raisin and Pine Nut Chicken Salad...and a Splendid Avenue Giveaway
Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 10:42AM
We just love holiday weekends...and have enjoyed playing at the lake for the last time for a while for the past few days...
Two of our really good friends Monika, of Splendid Willow and Ewa, author of Delishhh...
have teamed up and created the most amazing online store...Splendid Avenue...
This is just a tiny sampling of offerings from their store...
Both girls are from Sweden and have a fresh clean perspective on everything they touch...from the kitchen to the living room...and beyond...Their design and fashion sense is undeniably chic...and Ewa's recipes are always both healthy and delicious...
We are eating everything but the kitchen sink at the lake this weekend...but you must try this wonderful Raisin and Pine Nut Chicken Salad recipe that Ewa adapted from a recipe she found on Smitten Kitchen...
Raisin and Pine nut Chicken Salad
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
4 cups cubed (1/2 inch) cooked chicken (about 1 3/4 lb)
1 cup pine nuts
1 celery rib, diced into small bits (1 cup)
2 or more tablespoons finely chopped shallot
1 cup dried golden raisins
2/3 to 3/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons tarragon or any herb of your choice
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Toss together all ingredients in a large bowl until combined well. You can add it to your sandwich, serve it on cracker on put it on top of some lettuce.
If you are like us and love to grow herbs...you have a lot of basil right now. I'm going to turn it into fresh pesto and freeze it to enjoy this winter...Ewa's recipe oh so easy...
Basil Pesto Ingredients
2 cups fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan-Reggiano
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup pine nuts
3 medium sized garlic cloves
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Using a food processor combine the basil and the pine nuts. Then add the garlic and then slowly add the olive oil in a constant stream into the mixture. After that add the cheese and then the salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with pasta.
Makes 1 cup.
Monika and Ewa are celebrating the one year anniversary of their store Splendid Avenue with a fabulous giveaway and a 20 per cent discount off of everything in the store from now through September 6th...
Click here to visit the shop and enter to win this beautiful silver heart necklace...
Blog friends are some of the best...supporting each other through our individual endeavors is part of what forges deep relationships...we are honored to spread the word for these dear friends...please pop over to visit their site...you will be so glad that you did.
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Reader Comments (6)
Great post, Mona! I think Mon and Ewa are the coolest! Thanks for sharing the recipes. I have tons of basil....been a great season for them. Enjoy the lake :)
Loi
Oh Mona, what an honor to be here. Thank you so much for the feature and you picked some of my favorite recipes, the basil i have tons of and just make pesto but it is stored away in the freezer and that chicken salad i make all the time, it's so good. Have a great rest of the weekend!
Hi Mona,
Hope you are enjoying you weekend at the Lake. I love chicken salad and have never used pine nuts...I will have to try this recipe. I usually use dill, mayo, celery, pepper and sour cream. Your recipe would be a nice change. :)
Mona, love pesto...One of my favorites. Hope you are having a great time at the lake.
I love Monica and her shop, and this new merger with her friend has resulted in one fabulous who!!
Mona-
This chicken salad is a must try!
Happy Monday, and enjoy your time at the lake.
Teresa
xoxo
That recipe sounds divine - there are a lot of back to school potlucks, etc. going on right now so that will be perfect! I love Mon's shop and so nice of you to feature it! We have become friends now that I am here in Seattle, as you know, and it's such a treat!