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      Title: Chicken & Fresh Asparagus Salad
 Categories: 
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
  2 1/4 lb Chicken
  1 1/2 ts Salt
      1    Whole clove
    1/2    Bay leaf
      1    Onion
    2/3 c  Sliced leeks; white part
           .. only
      1 md Carrot; sliced
      1    Stalk celery; halved
  4 1/2 c  Fresh asparagus; cut in 2"
           .. pieces
      2 tb Cider vinegar
    1/8 ts Pepper
    1/8 ts Sugar
    1/4 c  Corn oil
      2 tb Chopped chives
 
  Sprinkle chicken and giblets with 1 teaspoon salt.
  Cover with water and bring to a boil. Skim as
  needed. Use clove to spike bay leaf onto onion;
  add to chicken. Reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2
  hours. After chicken has cooked 30 minutes, add
  leeks, carrot and celery; continue cooking,
  uncovered, the remaining time. At the end of the
  cooking time, remove chicken from the pan. Strain
  broth, then bring to a boil again. Add asparagus
  stem pieces and simmer in broth for 15 minutes,
  adding tips after 8 minutes. Remove chicken meat
  from bones, cut in even pieces. Remove asparagus
  from broth; add to chicken and cool. Mix vinegar
  with 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, sugar and oil.
  Toss chicken and asparagus with dressing. Sprinkle
  with chives and serve.
 
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