Lehr's Greenhouse Alani Chicken Salad

Lehr's Greenhouse Restaurant in the Canterury Hotel in San Francisco is known for it's wonderful fresh foods. This is a delicious chicken salad with a macadamia rum dressing. Prep time reflects 2 hours of chilling time.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  cups  cooked chicken, diced
• 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄4 cup  pineapple juice
• 1  teaspoon  rum extract
• 1  cup celery, finely diced
•  salt, to taste
•  white pepper, to taste
• 8  medium tomatoes
• 1⁄4 cup  macadamia nuts, chopped
• 8  lettuce leaves

• garnishes

•  asparagus tips
•  fresh pineapple slice
•  halved cooked hard-boiled egg
•  ripe olives

Directions

1. Mix chicken with 1/4 cup mayonnaise; chill about 2 hours.
2. Toss chicken with remaining mayonnaise and celery.
3. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Cut each tomato about 3/4 through into 6 equal sections.
5. Fill each with chicken salad.
6. Place in lettuce cup and garnish with asparagus tips, carrot sticks, pineapple slices, eggs and olives.
7. Just before serving, pour Macadamia Nut Dressing over and top with chopped macadamia nuts.
8. Macadamia Rum Dressing: Combine 1/4 cup pineapple juice, 3/4 cup mayonnaise, and 1 teaspoon rum extract. Mix well and chill before serving.