Chicken Salad With Tropical Fruit
- 2 boneless chicken breast pieces (or about a pound total)
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/8 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp powdered cloves
- 1/8 tsp powdered anise
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 cup pineapple tidbits or chopped fresh, drained
- 1 tablepoon finely minced onion
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise (sometimes I use extra)
- 1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup green seedless grapes, halved
- 6 ripe olives, sliced (black or green)
- 1 (11 ounce can) Mandarin oranges, drained
- 1/2 cup toasted, slivered almonds (toast for 15 minutes at 350 degrees, until golden, stirring a few times)
- Place the chicken in a kettle along with the ginger, anise, cinnamon, and cloves.
- Add enough water to cover the chicken.
- Cook over medium heat until the chicken is tender, about 20 minutes.
- Drain, let cool and then dice.
- Place the celery, pineapple, onion, mayonnaise and salt in a serving bowl.
- Mix well.
- Add the diced chicken, grapes and oranges.
- Gently mix.
- Fold in the almonds and olives and serve.
chicken, ginger, cinnamon, powdered cloves, powdered anise, celery, pineapple, onion, mayonnaise, salt, grapes, olives, oranges
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/336862-chicken-salad-with-tropical-fruit (may not work)