Elegant Brunch Chicken Salad

Ingredients

• pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• egg
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• teaspoon shot water
• tablespoon white wine vinegar
• cup olive oil
• cup shalved seedless red grapes
• cup coarsely chopped pecans
• cup coarsely crumbled blue cheese

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the chicken and simmer until cooked through, approximately 10 minutes. Drain, cool and cut into cubes.
2. While boiling chicken, make the mayonnaise: Using a blender or hand held electric mixer, beat the egg, mustard, salt, water and vinegar until light and frothy.
3. Add the oil a tablespoon at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
4. Once mixture begins to thicken, you can add oil more quickly.
5. Continue until mixture reaches the consistency of creamy mayonnaise.
6. NOTE: The more oil you add, the thicker it gets; you may not need the full cup of oil.
7. In a large bowl, toss together the chicken, grapes, pecans, blue cheese and 1 cup of the mayonnaise. Stir until evenly coated, adding more mayonnaise if necessary. Refrigerate until serving.