Blue Cheese-Chicken Salad

I found the recipe for Blue Cheese-Chicken Salad and made it tonight with anticipation. Though I was skeptical that the recipe really called for 2 *whole* shallots, that's what the recipe called for, and I used it. The end result was overwhelmingly oniony/garlicky and nearly unpalatable. Is it possible that it was meant to be 2 teaspoons (or tablespoons) of minced shallots, not 2 whole shallots? I'd be willing to make this again if I used much, much less minced shallots.