Chicken Salad With Grapes and Walnuts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whenever I have leftover chicken I like to make chicken salad.  Sometimes I will cut up some chicken tenders and quick fry them if I don’t have any leftover chicken.  That is what I did with this recipe and it turned out so good.  I don’t like the recipes that call for shredded chicken. I like my chicken salad chunky with lots of texture.  I serve this on a bed of lettuce as a salad or make my delicious sandwich on a toasted buttery croissant!  OH MY GOSH this is so good!

 

 

Chicken Salad With Grapes and Walnuts

 

2 cups cooked chicken, diced

½ - 2/3 cup mayonnaise

½ cup chopped celery

½ cup grapes halved

½ granny smith apple, diced

½ Gala apple, diced

1/3 cup walnuts chopped

½ cup dried cranberries (cran-raisins work here)

¼ cup green onion, sliced thin or diced

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Salt and Pepper to taste

 

Add the chicken, celery, grapes, apples, walnuts, onion, parsley, cranberries, to a bowl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Add  in 1/2 cup of mayonnaise and toss so that everything is well coated.  Add additional mayonnaise if you'd like a wetter consistency. Salt and pepper to taste.  

 

 

 

 

  

Store covered in the fridge for 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld before serving.

 Chicken Salad on Croissant

 4 large croissants, warmed or toasted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slice your croissants with a long sharp serrated knife.  I like to split down the back so the ends are included in the slicing. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toast in the oven until lightly browned and crisp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Divide chicken salad evenly between 4 croissants and top with other half of croissant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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