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Summertime Calls for a Chicken Salad Recipe

A lovely summer chicken salad that’s really easy to make and is even tastier if you make it the night before. Basil and parsley are the key herbs for the recipe but, living in the South of France, I often add verveine to give it a more lemony taste.

Red Pepper Chicken Salad

A light creamy chicken salad with herbs and red peppers, served on fresh greens.

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Prep Time 15

Total Time 4 15

Course Appetizer, Lunch Dish, Salad

Cuisine French, Provencal

Servings people

Ingredients

500 gr chicken cooked
1 bunch parsley
1 bunch basil or substitute with verveine
500 gr tinned red peppers drained
150 gr cream cheese
150 gr Greek yogurt
2 tbsp Mayonnaise
salt and pepper

Instructions

Put all the ingredients except the chicken and herbs into a food processor and blend for 30 seconds – you should still see the flecks of red pepper.
Finely chop the basil (or verveine) and parsley and fold into the creamy mixture.
Cut the chicken into large chunks, place in a shallow bowl and cover with the creamy herb mixture.
Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge to chill for at least 4 hours or, even better, overnight.
Serve with a lovely green salad of mixed leaves (including some rocket as the peppery flavour will work well with the creamy sauce) and avocado, dressing the top of the salad with red peppers.

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Gary and Jane Langton

When Jane was younger she wanted to be a show-jumper and, although she had some success, Jane knew she could never afford a horse that could take her to the top. Similarly, Jane enjoyed cooking and would have loved to be a chef, but she always knew that the unsocial hours would never fit with raising her family. So she stepped into the world of property construction and interior design, where she enjoyed a successful and fun filled career.

Gary went to a nautical school and always dreamed of going to sea, captaining his own ship. Although he managed to be selected for officer training in the Royal Navy at an early age, by the time he was 18 he no longer had 20:20 vision and his chosen field in the RN was no longer open to him. For a short period Gary studied quantity surveying before finally choosing a career in banking, during which time he lived for a period in New York before returning to London and ultimately running a global business team (involving much travel).

Jane and Gary met, via the internet, in February 2005 and their relationship took off. By 2007 they were married and, in early 2009, they both decided that enough was enough - the constant travelling with their jobs, rushed weekends together and too much politics in their business lives finally taking its toll.

So they decided on a total change of life. Jane had always dreamed of running a boutique hotel or upmarket B&B and pushed this idea which was accepted by Gary as he couldn’t come up with an alternative plan. The couple finally decided on France (proximity to their children in the UK and good weather) and spent about 18 months viewing 100+ properties in the South of France, from Provence to almost Spain and back, before finally settling (in December 2010) on an old stone house (and former silk farm) in La Bruguiere, a small village about 10 minutes from Uzes, France’s first Duchy and a beautiful little town.

The house renovation took 17 months and they first opened for business in summer 2012. As they end their sixth year in France the couple have no regrets and remain positive about their future.

Jane has finally managed to fulfil one of her childhood dreams of cooking professionally for others and continues to ride her horse. Gary works front of house at Mas d'Augustine their chambres d’hôte and (when asked) offers business advice to friends/associates in their location, whilst amusing himself by playing (bass) in a local French group. The couple recently started an additional business to project manage renovation works/remodelling (and, if requested, provide interior design) of holiday homes for absentee owners.

Life is too short to stand still and wait for it – Jane and Gary are firm believers that life is for the taking. Enjoy Jane's recipes here or spend a couple of nights to savour her cooking first hand.

Summertime Calls for a Chicken Salad Recipe