Neely's Chicken Salad in Tomato Cups

By dpearce

Recipe courtesy The Neelys

Ingredients

• 1 rotisserie chicken, skinless and meat shredded or diced
• 1/2 small red onion, diced
• 1 shallot, chopped
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped tarragon leaves
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1 cup slivered almonds
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 cups halved seedless red grapes
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 6 large beefsteak tomatoes
• 1 head butter lettuce

Preparation

Step 1

Mix first 10 ingredients in a large bowl.

Core tops of tomatoes with a paring knife. Using a melon baller, scoop out the insides of the tomatoes. Lay a leaf of lettuce in each tomato so it peeks out the top. Fill the tomatoes with a large scoop of the chicken salad and serve.