Jacques Pepin's Poached Chicken Salad + "Free" Soup!

Step 1

For the chicken, combine all the ingredients except the chicken in a large pot, bring to a boil and boil gently, covered, for about 5 minutes

Step 2

Add the chicken, bring back to a boil, and boil gently, covered, for 1 ½ minutes

Step 3

Set aside off the heat for 20 to 30 minutes to continue cooking the chicken in the broth

Step 4

Meanwhile, for the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl

Step 5

Remove the chicken from the broth and let cool

Step 6

(Reserve the broth to make soup, if you like; see Tip

Step 7

) When the meat has cooled, shred it into pieces and combine with the dressing in a bowl

Step 8

To garnish, if you like, arrange a slice of hard-cooked egg on each plate to simulate the head of a chicken and add a slice of olive to make an eye

Step 9

Pieces of tomato skin can form the comb, wattle, beak and feet

Step 10

Place about ½ cup of arugula next to each chicken head and cover with some chicken salad

Step 11

Arrange chives on top to imitate feathers

Step 12

Serve at room temperature