We tasted a salad like this, with chicken and a splendid nut sauce, in Turkey one summer. When we got home, we decided to try it with hazelnuts. It is elegant company fare, thanks in large part to the hazelnuts. Ciabatta loaves, made from flour, yeast, and water, are shaped like an old and much-used slip- pers-hence the name, which is Italian for "old slipper." If they are not available where you live, use baguettes, which should be easy to find.

While many people think of sandwiches only at lunchtime, this one makes a swell supper served alongside a simple green salad.