Name: Crisp wafer cones with chicken and walnut salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp plain flour; 8 spring roll pastry sheets Vegetable oil, to deep-fry; Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season; 400g cannellini beans, rinsed, drained; 150g smoked chicken breast, finely diced; 1 red onion, finely diced; 1 stick celery, finely diced; 1⁄4 cup aioli; 2 Tbsp walnuts, finely chopped; 1⁄2 bunch tarragon leaves, finely chopped; Edible owers, to garnish

Crisp wafer cones with chicken and walnut salad

A crispy take on a traditional chicken sandwich.

Serves 16

Prep

30M

Cook

Total

38M

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Get your tea party started the right way with these elegant, but very simple, savoury cones. They’re the perfect finger food for a fancy celebration.

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Ingredients

1 Tbsp plain flour

8 spring roll pastry sheets Vegetable oil, to deep-fry

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

400g cannellini beans, rinsed, drained

150g smoked chicken breast, finely diced

1 red onion, finely diced

1 stick celery, finely diced

1⁄4 cup aioli

2 Tbsp walnuts, finely chopped

1⁄2 bunch tarragon leaves, finely chopped

Edible owers, to garnish

Method

Mix flour and 2 tablespoons of water together in a small bowl. Cut spring roll sheets diagonally in half. Wrap a piece around a lightly-oiled 12cm cream horn mould, sealing the edge with a little flour paste. Place a second horn over the pastry to encase. Repeat to make 3 more.

Pour oil into a large saucepan until 5cm deep. Heat to 180°C on
a cook’s thermometer or until a cube of bread turns golden in 30 seconds. Deep-fry cones in 4 batches for 1–2 minutes or until golden and crisp. Remove horns. Drain cones on paper towel. Season with salt and pepper.

Put cannellini beans in a large bowl. Using the back of a large spoon crush beans. Add chicken, onion, celery, aioli, walnuts and tarragon. Mix well.

Using a small spoon, fill cones with chicken salad just before serving. Garnish with edible flowers.

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'Fast' Ed Halmagyi is one of Australia’s best-loved TV chefs and food authors. For over a decade, Ed has appeared on television and radio, in newspapers, magazines and books.

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