Bow-Tie Chicken Salad
List of Ingredients
1 slightly beaten egg
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 ounces bow tie or wagon-wheel-shaped pasta
1 cantaloupe, seeded
2 cups cubed, cooked chicken or turkey
1 cup seedless grapes, halved
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Lettuce leaves
Recipe
For dressing: Combine egg, orange juice, honey and lemon juice in
small saucepan. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and just
bubbly. Cool slightly. (Dressing will be thin.)
Cook pasta in boiling salted water until tender (according to
package directions). Do not overcook! Drain well.
Cut 4 1/2-inch thick rings from center of melon, peel and seed.
Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Cube remaining cantaloupe to
equal 2 cups. In a large bowl, combine the cubed cantaloupe, chicken,
grapes, celery, nuts, pasta and dressing. Cover and chill for 2 to 24
hours.
To serve, arrange plates dressed with lettuce, place melon rings
on top. Spoon chicken-pasta mixture over the rings. Serves 4.
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