Chicken Salad

My sister made chicken salad today and I wanted to share the recipe. I have made this recipe before, although it has been a while. I love chicken salad and this recipe is very good. You can use an already cooked rotisserie chicken (Costco!) or cook one yourself if you prefer. This recipe is very easy to make. The only time-consuming part is getting the chicken ready. It makes for a delicious summer lunch or dinner!

Chicken Salad

Serve this salad over mixed greens for a light lunch or on your favorite bread for a satisfying sandwich.

1½ cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey

½ cup chopped celery (1 stalk)

½ cup chopped cucumber

¼ cup thinly sliced green onions (2 onions)

1/3 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon snipped fresh tarragon or basil, or ¼ teaspoon dried tarragon or basil, crushed

¼ teaspoon salt

In a medium bowl combine chicken, celery, cucumber, and green onions. For dressing, stir together mayonnaise, lemon juice, tarragon or basil and ¼ teaspoon salt. Pour over chicken mixture; toss to coat. Cover and chill for 1 to 4 hours.

Makes 4 servings.

VARIATIONS:

Curried Chicken Salad: Prepare as above, except reduce mayonnaise to ¼ cup, add 2 tablespoons chutney, and 1 teaspoon curry powder; substitute basil for tarragon. Before stirring, stir in 2 tablespoons toasted cashews or almonds.

Ham Salad: Prepare as above, except substitute finely chopped cooked ham for the chicken. Omit cucumber and salt; substitute basil for the tarragon.

Tuna or Salmon Salad: Prepare as above, except substitute two 6-ounce cans tuna, trained and broken into chunks, or two 7½-ounce cans salmon, drained, flaked, skin and bones removed, for chicken. Add 2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill or ½ teaspoon dried dill instead of basil or tarragon. 

Photos by JoJo