I don’t believe that I have ever made a chicken salad that wasn’t made from leftover chicken; fried, roasted, grilled, barbecued or baked. Rarely do I make a simple sandwich of sliced chicken, which would be good, but I always want to make chicken salad. It’s so versatile.
Today I decided to make chicken salad from the grilled rosemary chicken http://atomic-temporary-17826715.wpcomstaging.com/2011/08/02/grilled-rosemary-chicken-with-roasted-zucchini-and-potatoes/ and to become more familiar with my camera by playing with the f-stops, focus and ISO. Master Roger Stowell (www.camerahols.com) would be pleased and I could have a little fun playing with my food, backdrops, plates etc.
Getting towards noon, I first made the chicken salad for a sandwich for Jade’s lunch with random items I had on hand: Chicken cut into cubes, hard boiled eggs, spring onions, a few slices of chopped jalapeno, celery, basil Dijon mustard, garlic (aioli) mayonnaise, salt and pepper mixed in a large bowl, mounded into a fresh baguette with lettuce and tomatoes. Pasta salad on the side.
I then decided to stuff tomatoes because I had some very pretty tomatoes and roquette and Haitian pikliz and little strands of piment that I bought at an epicerie in Niort, France. The corner shelf(http://atomic-temporary-17826715.wpcomstaging.com/2011/07/27/food-photography-backdrops/ is holding up the backdrop and the cloth is being held to the backdrop by 2 “Godzilla clamps”.
These chicken salad wraps were wonderful! I just added some coriander, diced tomato and Haitian pikliz on the side.
Okay, I had a good time! Jade and I are going over to visit the Parrets now, bearing a basket full of the chicken salad trio 🙂 Drinks!
For what it’s worth, I like the wood backdrop the best. But really they all look great. Do you have a favorite?
I liked the first photo best, no backdrop, taken on my island.
I’m with Greg, great photos!
Thank you Joshua.
The wraps sound terrific and the picture of the stuffed tomato is top.
merci
Great photographs!
Thank you.
This is such a mouthwatering post!! I always for chicken salad in whatever form you prepare it! I personally prefer the stuffed tomatoes.
The tomatoes were my favorite also. Put a little cheese on top and run them under the broiler. Fantastic!
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