Simple Chicken Salad & Pastina Soup

Summary by Krater

Jacques Pépin demonstrates how to prepare a mustard chicken salad served over lettuce alongside a pastina and vegetable soup.

From the video

Answers: How do you make chicken salad and pastina soup?

• Chicken salad
• Pastina soup
• Mustard vinaigrette

Ingredients

• 5 cups water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup leek
• 1/2 cup onion
• 1 1/2 cups zucchini
• 1 lb chicken thighs
• 1/2 cup pastina
• 3 scallion
• 1/3 cup mild onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1/4 tsp salt
• null pepper
• 1/2 tsp Sriracha
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 lb chicken
• null lettuce
• null chives
• null Swiss cheese

What it concludes

• Poaching boneless, skinless chicken thighs in vegetable broth for 4 to 5 minutes and letting them steep yields tender, cooked meat.
• Separating the vinaigrette ingredients before mixing prevents the dressing from clumping and clinging unevenly to the salad.
• Three chicken thighs yield enough chicken salad to serve four people.