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Make the salad: In a bowl, whisk the mustard, vinegar, salt, pepper, and honey together; slowly add the olive oil, whisking all the while, until the dressing is well blended and does not separate.
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Whisk in the buttermilk.
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Drain the tuna and empty it into the bowl, pulling it out of the cans with the tines of a fork--a method that produces large chunks.
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Add the rest of the ingredients and toss to mix; taste and add more salt/pepper, if needed.
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Make the waffles: preheat your waffle iron; if you want to hold the finished waffles until serving time, preheat your oven to 200.
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Melt the butter; reserve.
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Put the 1/3 cup pecans into the workbowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade; pulse several times to finely chop.
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Turn the chopped nuts out onto a piece of waxed paper and reserve.
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Add the flour and 1/2 cup pecans into the workbowl and pulse several times to mix, then process until the nuts are pulverized.
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Add in the baking powder, salt, and pepper; pulse once or twice to mix.
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In a bowl, whisk together the milk and eggs; with the motor running, add the egg mixture to the food processor, processing until just blended.
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Add the melted butter and pulse 3 times.
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Add the parsley, chives, and reserved chopped pecans; pulse to mix.
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You can either pour the batter onto the iron directly from the workbowl or transfer the batter to a wide-mouthed pitcher or bowl.
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Lightly spray or butter the grids or your iron; brush or spray the grids again only if subsequent waffles stick.
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Spoon out 1/2 cup of batter (or the amount recommended by your waffles manufacturer) onto the iron and spread it gently across the grids with a metal spatula or wooden spoon.
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Close the lid and bake until very lightly browned and nicely crisped.
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Serve immediately or keep finished waffles, in a single layer, on a rack in the preheated oven while you make the rest of the batch.
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You can enjoy these waffles when they're just slightly warm or even at room temperature, but their flavor is nuttier when they are hot.
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Serve--toss the salad once before serving; place a waffle in the center of a plate and top with a generous helping of Tuna-Apple Salad.