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    Sous Vide Chicken Salad Véronique

    By Chula King · September 9, 2017 · Updated December 1, 2020 2 Comments

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    Sous Vide Chicken Salad Véronique is probably the best chicken salad that you’ll ever have. What makes it so good is the perfectly cooked chicken and the addition of grapes and fresh tarragon to an otherwise so-so chicken salad. Once you taste it, you’ll never look back.

    Chicken Salad Veronique Sliders

    Ingredients for Sous Vide Chicken Salad Véronique:

    I used the following simple ingredients: Bone-in and skin-on Chicken breasts, lemon, fresh tarragon, Kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, celery, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, and red seedless grapes.

    Making the Sous Vide Chicken:

    I started by cooking the chicken breasts using the sous vide method. In the sous vide method, vacuum sealed chicken is cooked in a temperature controlled water bath. The result is perfectly cooked chicken that is moist and tender. As an aside, I could have also cooked the chicken in a 350° F oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

    I dried the chicken breasts with paper towels, and sprinkled them on both sides with salt and pepper. Then, I put them into a vacuum seal bag with sliced lemons and fresh tarragon, and vacuum sealed the bag. I set the water bath temperature to 150° F, lowered the bag into the water, and cooked the chicken for 2 hours.

    Cooking the Chicken Sous Vide

    Making the Chicken Salad Véronique:

    After two hours, the chicken was perfectly cooked. I removed the skin and bones, and cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces. Because I didn’t want a chunky chicken salad, I put the chicken into the food processor, along with the celery, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper. I pulse processed it about 5 times. Then, I added the grapes and tarragon, and pulse processed the mixture another 4 or five times.

    Making Chicken Salad Veronique in Food Processor

    I still had some homemade slider buns, so I used the Sous Vide Chicken Salad Véronique to make Chicken Salad Véronique Sliders. The Master Taste Tester commented that the chicken salad was really good – a perfect blend of all of the ingredients. Yum!

    Sous Vide Chicken Salad Veronique

    Sous Vide Chicken Salad Véronique

    Sous Vide Chicken Salad Véronique

    Sous Vide Chicken Salad Véronique is probably the best chicken salad that you’ll ever have. What makes it so good is the perfectly cooked chicken and the addition of grapes and fresh tarragon to an otherwise so-so chicken salad. Once you taste it, you’ll never look back.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Brunch, Snack, Sous Vide
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 6 hours
    Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes
    Servings: 6 servings
    Calories: 332kcal
    Author: Chula King

    Ingredients

    Sous Vide Chicken

    • 2 pounds bone-in and skin on chicken breasts
    • Kosher salt
    • Freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 lemon thinly sliced
    • 4 sprigs fresh tarragon

    Chicken Salad Véronique

    • 3 cups cooked chicken breast cut into 1-inch pieces
    • 1 cup chopped celery about 3 stalks
    • ¾ cup mayonnaise
    • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
    • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
    • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 cup seedless red or white grapes sliced in half
    • 1-½ Tablespoons minced fresh tarragon

    Instructions

    Sous Vide Chicken

    • Pat chicken breasts dry with paper towel. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Place in vacuum seal bag, along with sliced lemon and tarragon sprigs. Vacuum seal bag. Place in water bath set to 150° F; cook for 2 to 4 hours. Remove from water bath; cool in ice bath for 15 minutes.

    Chicken Salad Véronique

    • Add chicken, celery, mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper to bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade. Pulse process 5 or 6 times to combine. Add grapes and tarragon. Pulse process additional 4 or 5 times. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
    • Yield: 6 servings.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 332kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 456mg | Potassium: 295mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 10.9mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Filed Under: Appetizers, Poultry, Salads, Sous Vide

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    Comments

    1. Susan Barnes says

      March 08, 2019 at 3:32 pm

      This made great chicken salad. Other than substituting dried tarragon for fresh, we made this according to the recipe. We used our Anova to cook the chicken breasts for this recipe and cooked two other breasts at the same time to use in Sharon’s Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas. We will definitely make this salad again.

    2. PudgeFactor says

      March 08, 2019 at 4:14 pm

      I’m so glad that you liked it. I love using the sous vide method of cooking meats and poultry. It’s amazing how well they turn out!

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