The classic Chicken Salad recipe is flavored with simple ingredients: 1) Chicken 2) Celery, 3) Mayonnaise, 4) Green onions, 5) A little bit of lemon juice, 6) Salt and pepper. The best way to cook the chicken is using chicken breast cooked under boiling water with onion and a little bit of cumin. To make this very classic chicken salad healthier, I usually subsitute 1/2 mayonnoise with lite sour cream. For a low carb version, serve the salad with lettuce cups instead of bread or tortilla
Please watch video on how I make my chicken salad for my family and my group home clients!
Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. chicken breast
- 1/2 onion, sliced
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 Tb. mayonnaise
- 2 Tb. lite sour cream
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 4 celery, diced
- 2 green onion, diced
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Direction:
1) Boil the chicken in a pot of boiling water ( 4 cups) with onion and cumin. Cook until done ( 12-15 minutes). Let it cool, then diced them into cubes
2) Add celery and green onion to chicken.
3) Mix in mayo, sour cream and lemon juice mixture
4) Season with salt & pepper
POSSIBLE ADD-INS:
Chicken Salad is a blank canvas. Once you have mastered it, you can then add other ingredients to your liking. Here are some suggestions that not only enhance the flavor, they also mkae this dish more nutritious!
- NUTS – Cashews, sliced almonds, pecans, or walnuts would be a great addition to this salad.
- HARD BOILED EGGS – Slice up hard boiled eggs and fold them in.
- FRUIT – Common fruits to add in are sliced grapes, dried cranberries, or diced apples. The most common is chicken salad with grapes.
- SEASONINGS – Curry, onion powder, garlic powder, Worchestershire.
- FRESH HERBS – Some chopped fresh parsley, tarragon, or dill would be another great addition
