The key to this fresh salad is chilling it ... to be sweeter and plumper, while California apricots are tangier with a more concentrated taste. Rinse off the chicken breasts.

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Supposedly, extra-virgin, cold-pressed olive oils from California and Australia are the best-tasting and the most reliable. For my new chickpea salad, I wanted to make a unique dressing.