Grilled Chicken Salad

This composed salad is as flavorful as it is attractive. Add your own favorite ingredients to the salad, if you like.

Ingredients:

• 2 to 3 chicken breast halves, grilled and sliced into narrow strips
• 1 head romaine lettuce or mixed greens
• 4 hard-cooked eggs
• 1 medium tomato, cut into 8 wedges
• 12 to 16 ripe or pimiento stuffed olives, sliced
• sliced purple onion or green onion
• 8 small new potatoes, boiled and halved, optional
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• Mustard Vinaigrette
• 1 tablespoon Creole mustard
• 3 tablespoons white wine or sherry wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• dash Tabasco sauce
• 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Preparation:

Arrange chicken, lettuce, sliced hard-cooked eggs, and remaining salad ingredients on 4 plates. Combine vinaigrette ingredients in a blender or jar. Cover and blend or shake until smooth. Serve the dressing with the salad.