Dijon Chicken Salad

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 whole boneless chicken breasts
• 1 celery (small inside leafy pieces are good)
• 1 onion (quartered)
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard (generous)
• 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• pepper (to taste)
• 4 green onions (thinly sliced)
• 1/4 cup almonds (sliced or slivered)
• 1 tablespoon butter (softened)
• 1 tomato (sliced thinly)
• 4 lettuce leaves
• 4 croissants

Recipe

• 1 place chicken, celery, and onion in saucepan with water to cover.
• 2 bring to a boil and then simmer 20 minutes or until chicken is done.
• 3 remove chicken to plate to cool (can be refrigerated overnight).
• 4 discard onion and celery.
• 5 chop chicken into small bite size pieces.
• 6 combine mayonnaise, dijon mustard, dill, lemon juice, salt, & pepper.
• 7 now add the chopped chicken and green onions.
• 8 cover and refrigerate untill chilled.
• 9 when ready to serve, gently mix in the almonds.
• 10 spread a light amount of butter on the croissants (to prevent slippage).
• 11 put the tomato slices on the bottom of the croissant (lightly salt & pepper).
• 12 put the lettuce leaves on the top of the croissant.
• 13 spoon the chicken salad on top of the tomato slices.
• 14 if the croissants are large, slice in half. now you are ready to serve.