Mango Chicken Boats with Macadamia Nuts
Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Kevin Crafts
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Combine chicken, mango, celery, green onions, and tarragon in a large bowl.
Step 2
2
Whisk together lemon juice, crème fraîche, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. Add to chicken mixture; stir gently to combine.
Step 3
3
Spoon chicken salad onto endive spears, then sprinkle with macadamia nuts.
Step 4
4
Top Wine Picks:
Step 5
5
Dry Creek Vineyard 2009 Wilson Ranch Dry Chenin Blanc (Clarksburg; $12). Honeysuckle and Meyer lemon aromas meet a rush of melon, apple, and citrus, with a tangy, limestone finish.
Step 6
6
Husch 2010 Chenin Blanc (Mendocino; $11). Shades of the off-dry Chenin we chugged in the '80s, only better, with pretty peach and almond blossoms.
Step 7
7
Pine Ridge 2010 Chenin Blanc + Viognier (California; $14). A Chenin at heart with a splash of Viognier; juicy peach, pear, green apple, tangerine, and a whiff of spicy jasmine.
Ingredients
3 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 cup chopped mango
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/3 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped fresh tarragon
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup crème fraîche (or sour cream)
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Belgian endive spears from 3 large heads
1/4 cup chopped roasted, salted macadamia nuts
Directions
Step 1
1
Combine chicken, mango, celery, green onions, and tarragon in a large bowl.
Step 2
2
Whisk together lemon juice, crème fraîche, mayonnaise, salt, and pepper. Add to chicken mixture; stir gently to combine.
Step 3
3
Spoon chicken salad onto endive spears, then sprinkle with macadamia nuts.
Step 4
4
Top Wine Picks:
Step 5
5
Dry Creek Vineyard 2009 Wilson Ranch Dry Chenin Blanc (Clarksburg; $12). Honeysuckle and Meyer lemon aromas meet a rush of melon, apple, and citrus, with a tangy, limestone finish.
Step 6
6
Husch 2010 Chenin Blanc (Mendocino; $11). Shades of the off-dry Chenin we chugged in the '80s, only better, with pretty peach and almond blossoms.
Step 7
7
Pine Ridge 2010 Chenin Blanc + Viognier (California; $14). A Chenin at heart with a splash of Viognier; juicy peach, pear, green apple, tangerine, and a whiff of spicy jasmine.
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