Chicken Tarragon Salad

It's salad time....the sun is beginning to shine and hopefully we can have some out door BBQ's.
Once again, there's nothing like a fresh tossed salad to complement any kind of barbecued meat.
Over the past years, since the children have left home, salads, have been one of our staple foods in the house. I always enjoy sharing other people's salads. What a treat. Sometimes when we've dined out, it's always a treat when the chef, shares some secrets with you.
This recipe comes from one of our finest dining restaurants way back in 1980's. It was called the "Harvester's Four," and they had a European chef, Jurgeon.
He has shared several with me and they are always my families favorites.

Go to your favorite market, or pick from your garden. I always love to get the freshest vegetables.

Julienne all the vegetables. I love those fresh colors. Bright and colorful.

I make most of my own dressings and have found the little Braun mixer to be a favorite for mixing the dressing for the right consistency.

Don't forget the freshly cut up Tarragon. That's the most important flavor. I made this on Sunday and just threw the freshly chopped tarragon right into the salad. There's nothing like savoring the taste of fresh tarragon. Now is the perfect time to plant those fresh herbs.

Chicken Tarragon

• 4 deboned chicken breasts
• 2 green peppers
• 2 red peppers
• 2 Romain heads lettuce
• 1 bunch onion greens
• 1 red Spanish onion

1. Fry Chicken at 375 for 20-30 min. I always BBQ
2. Julienne (cut long thin strips) peppers, onions
3. Cut lettuce into bite size pieces.

Dressing ~ Tarragon Dressing.

• 2 TBSP vinegar & tarragon (I love to use fresh tarragon from my garden.)
• 2 TBSP lemon juice
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp. Worcester Sauce
• 10 TBSP unsaturated oil (I use Olive Oil)

When the chicken is cooled, cut into julienne strips and lay them on top of the salad. It's a full meal deal.
Pour the dressing over the salad and watch it disappear. "Mom, why don't you make more?"
Of course you can serve some of Marg's Health Buns

Marg