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GOOD FOOD





         Fresh Dill Chicken Salad                                               to create one double-stacked sheet. Trim
                                                                                the edges so they are clean and even.
                in Puff Pastry Cups                                             7. Cut the pastry sheet into 8-12
                                                                                equally sized squares (I find a pizza
                                                                                cutter works best) depending on
                              BY LAUREN LOIACONO, TORO PARK                     how large or small you want them.
                                                                                8. Using a small pairing knife, cut a
                                                                                smaller square on the top of each
                                            DIRECTIONS                          pastry, making sure not to go all the
                                            1. Shred the chicken breasts and    way through to the bottom, make sure
                                            run a knife through them for a rough   to leave a small border on the outside.
                                            chop, making sure there are no large   9. Brush the tops with more egg wash
                                            pieces of chicken left. Set aside.  and place on a baking sheet. Bake for
                                            2. Add the celery, shallot, yogurt,   about 20 minutes or until they have
                                            mayonnaise, dill, garlic powder, onion   risen and are golden brown. Allow
                                            powder, and rice wine vinegar to a food   to cool completely on a wire rack.
                                            processor fitted with a chopping blade.   10. Using a small serrated knife,
                                            Blend until the celery and shallots are   cut out the smaller square on the
                                            finely chopped. Pour the dressing into a   inside of the puff pastry, creating
                                            medium-sized mixing bowl and set aside.  a cup to hold the chicken salad.
                                            3. To the dressing, add the chicken   11. Fill each pastry with chicken
        INGREDIENTS                         and mix until fully combined. Add   salad. Garnish and serve chilled.
        •  2 large cooked chicken breasts   salt and pepper to taste. Cover
        •  3 celery stalks                  and store in the refrigerator for at
        •  1 shallot                        least one hour, and or overnight.
        •  1/4 cup plain greek yogurt       4. While the chicken is in the
        •  1/3 cup mayonnaise               refrigerator, preheat the oven to 400                Lauren is our Toro
        •  1 tsp finely chopped fresh dill  degrees and prepare the puff pastry.                 Park resident
        •  1/4 tsp garlic powder            5. On a lightly floured surface,                     foodie. She loves to
        •  1/4 tsp onion powder             start by cutting the sheet in half                   cook for her family
        •  2 tsp rice wine vinegar          to create two smaller sheets and                     and friends, using
        •  Salt and pepper to taste         rolling them out slightly.                           only “good food”
        •  1 sheet puff pastry              6. Brush one layer with an egg wash, and   as her ingredients. She hopes you enjoy
        •  1 egg                            then set the second layer on top of that   preparing her favorite recipes.


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