Loaded Chicken Salad
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1/4 cup minced red onion
- 2 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken breast
- 1 cup seedless grapes, halved lengthwise
- 1 small apple, peeled, seeded and diced
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon whole grain dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped tarragon leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
- Lay pecans on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes until lightly toasted and fragrant. Set aside to cool.
- Add celery, onion, chicken, grapes and apple to a large bowl and toss to combine.
- In a small bowl stir together lemon juice, mayonnaise and whole grain mustard. Stir in chopped tarragon and taste for seasoning -- adding salt and pepper as needed.
- Add mayonnaise mixture to chicken. Using a large spoon or spatula, fold the mayonnaise into the chicken until well coated.
- Roughly chop the pecans, add them to the salad and stir to combine.
- Great served with toasted bread or on a bed of greens.
stalks celery, red onion, chicken, seedless grapes, apple, pecans, lemon juice, mayonnaise, whole grain dijon mustard, freshly chopped tarragon, salt
Taken from food52.com/recipes/33009-loaded-chicken-salad (may not work)