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The Best Chicken Salad

Creamy chicken salad with rotisserie chicken, grapes, apple, celery, herbs, and a mayo-lemon dressing.
Prep Time26 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time1 hour 4 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 poundsshredded rotissorie chicken
  • 1 cupquartered red grapes
  • 1 cupsmall diced Fuji apple
  • 1 cupsmall diced celery about 2 stalks
  • 1/4 cupminced shallots
  • 1 cupmayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoonslemon juice
  • 2 tablespoonsminced fresh parsley
  • 2 tablespoonsminced fresh chives
  • 1 tablespoonDijon mustard
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste

Instructions

Instructions

  • Add the shredded rotisserie chicken, quartered red grapes, small diced Fuji apple, small diced celery, and minced shallots to a large mixing bowl.
  • In a small mixing bowl combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, minced fresh parsley, minced fresh chives, and Dijon mustard.
  • Whisk the mayonnaise mixture until smooth and evenly combined.
  • Pour the mayonnaise mixture over the chicken mixture.
  • Gently fold the dressing into the chicken mixture until all ingredients are evenly coated.
  • Taste and season with kosher salt and black pepper, adding a little at a time and mixing after each addition until the seasoning is to your liking.
  • Cover and refrigerate if not serving immediately. Serve plain, on bread, in a wrap, or on lettuce wraps.

Equipment

  • Silicone spatula
  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Duke’s Mayonaise