Chicken Salad Tomato Cups

By sandiB2010

Shredded chicken salad, paired here with fresh herbs, is served up in delicate tomato cups: perfect finger food for an afternoon tea.


2012 Christmas with Southern Living, Oxmoor House

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup finely chopped red onion
• 1/3 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 6 ounces deli-roasted chicken, shredded (1 1/2 cups)
• 18 Campari tomatoes, halved crosswise
• Garnish: fresh chives

Preparation

Step 1

1. Stir together first 7 ingredients in a medium bowl; gently stir in chicken.

2. Carefully scoop out and discard tomato pulp, leaving a 1/8-inch shell. Place tomato shells upside down on several layers of paper towels; let drain 5 minutes.

3. Spoon about 1 Tbsp. chicken salad into each tomato shell. Garnish, if desired.