Use a rotisserie chicken from the grocery, or make your own roasted chicken, for this recipe. The fruit brings a slightly sweet taste, and the celery and pecans give great texture. This chicken salad is right at home on a croissant for lunch, or on a bed of lettuce with a side of cantaloupe for brunch.
Ingredients
- cold rotisserie or roasted chicken: 2 cups (chopped)
- celery: 0.5 cup (chopped)
- Fuji apple - washed, cored, and: 1 piece (chopped)
- red grapes: 1 cup (halved)
- pecans: 0.5 cup (chopped)
- mayonnaise: 0.5 cup
- Thousand Island dressing: 3 Tbsp
- red onion: 1 Tbsp (to taste, minced)
- ground ginger: 0.5 tsp
- curry powder: 0.25 tsp
- dry mustard: 0.25 tsp
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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Combine chicken, celery, apple, grapes, and pecans in a large bowl.
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Combine mayonnaise, Thousand Island Dressing, onion, ginger, curry powder, and dry mustard in a small bowl. Whisk together and pour dressing over salad ingredients. Mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
