I dearly love good homemade chicken salad. At the same time I dearly detest most store bought chicken salad. There is no big secret recipe to making chicken salad, but here are my basics:
-Start with REALLY GOOD hormone free, antibiotic free, free range chicken, white or mixed color meat is fine, your preference. Slowly simmer in water until cooked (do not overcook). Let cool. Shred.
-Mix with the minimum amount of good mayonnaise, just enough to moisten the meat. Do NOT overdo it!
-Determine how you want to season it. Sometimes I do tart dried cherries, slivered almonds, etc. Other times I do a savory mix such as below:
4 chicken breasts
1/4 cup finely diced red onions
1/2 cup finely diced celery
2 T fresh minced parsley
1 T fresh minced dill
1/2 tsp fresh thyme
Combine 2 T lemon juice with 1 - 1.5 cup mayo and then incorporate into chicken mixture.
Regardless of how you season finish off with a little salt and pepper. Chill. Enjoy.
-Start with REALLY GOOD hormone free, antibiotic free, free range chicken, white or mixed color meat is fine, your preference. Slowly simmer in water until cooked (do not overcook). Let cool. Shred.
-Mix with the minimum amount of good mayonnaise, just enough to moisten the meat. Do NOT overdo it!
-Determine how you want to season it. Sometimes I do tart dried cherries, slivered almonds, etc. Other times I do a savory mix such as below:
4 chicken breasts
1/4 cup finely diced red onions
1/2 cup finely diced celery
2 T fresh minced parsley
1 T fresh minced dill
1/2 tsp fresh thyme
Combine 2 T lemon juice with 1 - 1.5 cup mayo and then incorporate into chicken mixture.
Regardless of how you season finish off with a little salt and pepper. Chill. Enjoy.
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