Chicken Salad Spread With Smoked Almonds

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups chicken broth
• 2 whole boneless chicken breasts, cut in half, skin on
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup minced shallot
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh tarragon leaves
• 24 slices of crustless bread, thin slices or 12 halved croissants
• 1/2 cup finely chopped smoked almonds

Recipe

• 1 bring broth or water to a boil in a large skillet and add chicken breasts.
• 2 reduce heat to a simmer and poach chicken, turning once, for about 7 minutes. remove skillet from heat and leave chicken in broth as it cools for about 20 minutes.
• 3 discard the skin and finely shred the chicken into a bowl.
• 4 stir together chicken, 1/2 cup of mayonnaise, shallot, tarragon, and seasoning to taste.
• 5 make 12 sandwiches with chicken salad and bread, pressing together gently. with a 2-inch round cutter, cut 2 rounds from each sandwich.
• 6 spread edges of rounds with remaining 1/2 cup mayonnaise to coat well and then roll the edges in the chopped almonds.
• 7 if you decide to use croissants you may prefer to add the chopped almonds directly to the chicken mixture.
• 8 these sandwiches may be made 2 hours ahead, wrapped, and chilled.