Chicken Cocktail (Party Starters)

 

Serves 4

• 450 gr cooked chicken
• 1 small sweet melon
• 2 firm tomatoes
• 100 gr mushrooms, sliced very thinly
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mixed herbs
• Pinch of salt, celery salt and white pepper
• ½ teaspoon paprika pepper
• 2 (150 gr) cartons naturel yogurt
• 1 hard-boiled egg for garnish

1. Slice the chicken into small pieces.
2. Cut the melon in half, remove the seeds and scoop out the flesh with a melon baller or a teaspoon.
3. Peel the tomatoes, cut each in eight wedges and remove the seeds.
4. Sprinkle the mushrooms with half the lemon juice.
5. Lightly mix together the chicken, melon balls, tomato and mushroom in a bowl.
6. Stir the herbs, salt, celery salt, pepper, the remaining lemon juice and paprika into the yogurt ; pour the dressing over the chicken mixture, cover and leave to stand in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
7. Before serving season the chicken cocktail to taste and arrange in four individual glass dishes.
8. Cut the egg in eight wedges and garnish each cocktail with two wedges of egg.

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