Tarragon Chicken Salad

Salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups diced cooked chicken,
• 2 cups diced celery
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 to 1 cup chopped pecans
• tarragon pesto (recipe below)

Directions

Mix all ingredients together

Tarragon Pesto

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed fresh tarragon leaves (2 bunches)
• 1 cup packed flat-leaf parsley leaves (1-2 bunches)
• 1/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted and skinned (see Tip)
• 2 Tbsp. water
• 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 small clove garlic, quartered
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper

Directions

Place all ingredients in a food processor; pulse a few times, then process until fairly smooth, or to the desired consistency, scraping down the sides occasionally.

By LRP from Lowell, MA