A couple of falls ago, we went to Fredericksburg, TX for a weekend and went on a wine tour. Our last stop was William and Chris Winery, and we fell in love. Everything about the tasting building is rustic and repurposed. The grounds are very quaint, and the people who make it and serve it are great. Their wine is organically made, and they are just one step away from being "certified organic." What's better? The wine is delicious! We joined their wine club right away, which means that every 3 or 4 months we get a shipment of at least 2 bottles. They send recipes to make that pair well with the wine selections that they send. On one of our first shipments we got this recipe (I will share our modified version of it since we hate onions and Kayla hates celery.) It is Texas peach season once again, we just got a fresh shipment of William and Chris, so we made this awesome Peach Chicken Salad.
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, baked or smoked, cubed/
1 cup seedless grapes, halved/
6 cloves of garlic/
1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips/
1 cup slivered almonds/
3/4 cup to 1 cup mayo/
Cayenne pepper to taste/
1 cup cubed Texas Peaches (preferably over-ripe)
1. In a large bowl, mix everything together, Chill, and Serve!
2. Enjoy in the middle of the afternoon with an awesome glass of wine!
Salad sounds yummy! I am going to make it. Say that I DID want to put in the onions and celery, how much would i put in; AND what wine did they recommend with this salad?
ReplyDeleteThe recipe calls for 3 stalks of diced celery and 1/2 cup red onion. We actually put about 6 cloves of garlic in place of the onion. The original recipe was to be paired with William and Chris 2010 Emotion. It is a blend of Zinfandel, Merlot, Mouvedre, Cabernet Sauvignon. This time we had it with their Merlot and it was just as amazing!
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