How to Make Chicken Salad - My Top 10 Recipes

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN SALAD - MY TOP TEN RECIPES 

Simple Chicken Salad Recipe: from allrecipes.com

Basic Chicken Salad with almonds

* 1/2 cup mayonnaise
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 2 cups chopped, cooked chicken meat
* 1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds
* 1 stalk celery, chopped

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DIRECTIONS

1. Place almonds in a frying pan. Toast over medium-high heat, shaking frequently. Watch carefully, as they burn easily.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together mayonnaise, lemon juice, and pepper. Toss with chicken, almonds, and celery.
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Applebee's Oriental Chicken Salad: from recipezaar.com -

Applebee's Oriental Chicken Salad: from recipezaar.com -

This actually tastes like the salad from Applebee's. It is a bit of work, but worth every second!!

Oriental Dressing
* 3 tablespoons honey
* 1 1/2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
* 1/4 cup mayonnaise
* 1 teaspoon Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard
* 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil

Salad

* 1 egg
* 1/2 cup milk
* 1/2 cup flour
* 1/2 cup cornflake crumbs
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon pepper
* 1 skinless chicken breast half
* 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
* 3 cups chopped romaine lettuce
* 1 cup red cabbage
* 1 cup napa cabbage
* 1/2 carrot, julienned or shredded
* 1 green onion, chopped
* 1 tablespoon sliced almonds
* 1/3 cup chow mein noodles

Directions
Preheat oil in deep fryer or deep pan over medium heat.
You want the temperature of the oil to be around 350 degrees.
Blend together all ingredients for dressing in a small bowl with an electric mixer.
Put dressing in refrigerator to chill while you prepare the salad.
In a small, shallow bowl beat egg, add milk, and mix well.
In another bowl, combine flour with corn flake crumbs, salt and pepper.
Cut chicken breast into 4 or 5 long strips.
Dip each strip of chicken first into egg mixture then into the flour mixture, coating each piece completely.
Fry each chicken finger for 5 minutes or until coating has darkened to brown.
Prepare salad by tossing the chopped romaine with the chopped red cabbage, Napa cabbage, and carrots.
Sprinkle sliced green onion on top of the lettuce.
Sprinkle almonds over the salad, then the chow mein noodles.
Cut the chicken into small bite-size chunks.
Place the chicken onto the salad forming a pile in the middle.
Serve with salad dressing drizzled over it or on the side.
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Ramen Oriental Chicken Salad - from Cooks.com -

Ramen Oriental Chicken Salad - from Cooks.com -

TOP RAMEN CHICKEN SALAD

2 pkgs. Top Ramen chicken flavored noodles
3 chicken breasts, cooked
1/2 head shredded cabbage
3 tbsp. toasted sesame seeds
3 tbsp. toasted sliced almonds
3 tbsp. sugar
3 tbsp. lemon juice
6 tbsp. oil
1 tsp. Accent
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. each red, green, yellow sweet peppers
1 sm. can sliced water chestnuts, drain
1/2 c. chopped green onions, tops too

Remove soup packets and set aside. Crunch up dry noodles and place in large bowl. Add cabbage, peppers, onions, water chestnuts and chicken (chopped). Mix in another small bowl sugar, lemon juice, oil, accent, salt and pepper and contents of the two small soup packets. Mix well. Add sesame seeds and pour dressing over all. Mix thoroughly and cover.

Let it set for 24 to 36 hours before serving, tossing it several times. Scatter toasted almonds on top before serving. Do not cook noodles. You can vary this salad by using shrimp flavored soup and putting in baby shrimp, or omit meat and serve vegetarian. Serves: 10 to 12.
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Chicken Salad Grape - From Kitchenlink.com

Chicken Salad Grape - From Kitchenlink.com
Almond Grape Chicken Salad

2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts; cooked
1 c mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/2 c sour cream
1 c green grapes; halved
1 1/4 c toasted almonds
White pepper
salt

Cut cooked chicken breast meat into 1/2 inch cubes and set aside. Blend mayo and sour cream in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper as needed.

Add cubed chicken meat, grapes and almonds and mix lightly, coating chicken. Stir gently until blended. Refrigerate 1 hour. Can serve with lettuce instead of bread. If the salad is too dry, add more mayonnaise.
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Smoked Chicken Waldorf Salad Recipe: From cdkitchen.com

Smoked Chicken Waldorf Salad Recipe: From cdkitchen.com

Ingredients:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons oriental sesame oil
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 Clove Garlic -- minced
1 Piece ginger (quarter size) -- minced
1/3 cup rice vinegar
salt
1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
1/2 pound smoked chicken breast
2 Granny Smith Apples -- cored
2 cups red seedless grapes
1 Head Boston lettuce (medium size) -- Washed, Torn In Pcs
1 bunch Fresh Chives -- snipped
1 cup walnuts -- toasted and chopped
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Directions:

In a mixing bowl combine the mayonnaise, oils, garlic, ginger, and vinegar, and season with salt to taste and crushed red pepper.

Remove skin and fat from chicken breast and cut it into bite sized pieces and add to the dressing.

Dice the apples into 3/8inch cubes; wash and dry the grapes and toss the ingredients together; adjust the seasoning. Serve over Boston lettuce garnished with chives and walnuts.
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Chicken Pasta Salad from: grouprecipes.com

Chicken Pasta Salad from: grouprecipes.com

* 1 C uncooked Macaroni
* 3/4 C Mayo
* 1 tbs. onion-finely chopped
* 1/2 tsp. salt
* 1/4 tsp. pepper
* 1 1/2 c cooked chicken, chopped
* 1 C chopped cucumber
* 1 rib celery~ chopped

Directions

1. Cook macaroni, drain
2. combine mayo, onion, salt and pepper in bowl
3. mix well
4. Add warm macaroni, chicken, celery and cucumbers
5. mix gently
6. chill, covered for 2 hrs.
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Chinese Chicken Salad: from: elise.com

Chinese Chicken Salad: from: elise.com

Martha's Chinese Chicken Salad Recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. white chicken meat, cooked and shredded
1/4 cup soy sauce (use wheat-free soy sauce for gluten-free version)
1 teaspoon sherry
1 Tablespoon sugar

High smoke point cooking oil, such as grapeseed oil, corn oil, or peanut oil
2 oz. bean threads (one bunch)
4 green onions, shredded lengthwise
1 small head of lettuce (romaine works), shredded
2 Tablespoons chopped toasted almonds
2 Tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Sauce:
2 Tbsp sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
3 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp dark sesame oil
3 Tbsp vinegar
Method

1 Using two forks, shred the cooked chicken (if you don't have any already cooked, poach chicken pieces in simmering water until no longer pink inside). Mix soy sauce, sherry and sugar in a bowl and add the chicken. Let soak for 10 minutes. Remove chicken and pat dry with paper towels. Fry the shredded chicken in a little cooking oil on medium high heat to make it a little crispy and to bake in the seasoning. Set aside.

2 Put 3/4 inch of high smoke point cooking oil (such as grapeseed oil, or peanut oil) into a small saucepan. Heat on high heat until when you flick a drop or two of water into the oil it sizzles. Take one bunch of the dried bean threads and gently break them up a bit. Test the oil by putting one bean thread into the oil. If the oil is hot enough, the bean thread will almost immediately sizzle and puff up. That's when you know the oil is hot enough. Working with a few bean threads at a time, put them in the hot oil. As soon as they puff up, remove them carefully with tongs and place them on a paper towel to cool. The paper towel helps remove any excess oil. Set aside.

3 Cut your green onions, shredding them lengthwise as shown. Toast your chopped almonds, or chop your toasted almonds; toast your sesame seeds. (Heat a thin skillet to medium high heat, add the seeds - or nuts, don't do them both together - stir frequently until they begin to brown, remove from heat, they will continue to cook. Let cool to room temp.)

4 Mix all of the sauce ingredients together, in the order listed. Just before serving the salad, mix all of the salad ingredients together - lettuce, chicken, bean threads, almonds, sesame seeds, and sauce.
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Chicken Salad With Cashews: from pestoday.com

Chicken Salad With Cashews: from pestoday.com

How to make a chicken salad sandwich delicious!
Cashew Chicken Salad Sandwiches: Perfect for afternoon tea!

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1/2 cup mayonnaise
½ cup minced green onions
1 teaspoon of fresh tarragon
½ cup finely chopped cashews
24 slices of fresh white bread
directions Combine the chicken, mayonnaise, green onions, tarragon and cashews. Mix well. Spread the mixture in the middle of 12 slices of the bread. Top with the remaining slices. Using a biscuit cutter or rim of a glass, cut circles out of the bread. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Mandarin Chicken Salad Recipe: from about.com

Mandarin Chicken Salad Recipe: from about.com

Wendy's Mandarin Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
* SESAME DRESSING:
* 1/2 C. corn syrup
* 3 T. white distilled vinegar
* 2 T. pineapple juice
* 4 tsp. granulated sugar
* 1 T. light brown sugar
* 1 T. rice wine vinegar
* 1 T. soy sauce
* 1 tsp. sesame oil
* 1/4 tsp. ground mustard
* 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
* 1/8 tsp. salt
* 1/8 tsp. paprika
* dash garlic powder
* dash ground black pepper
* 1/2 C. vegetable oil
* 1/2 tsp. sesame seeds
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* MANDARIN CHICKEN SALAD
* 4 chicken breast fillets
* 1 large head iceberg lettuce, chopped
* 4 C. red leaf lettuce, chopped
* 1 1/3 C. canned mandarin orange wedges
* 1 C. rice noodles
* 1C. roasted sliced almonds

Preparation:
Prepare dressing by combining all dressing ingredients except vegetable oil and sesame seeds in a blender on high speed. Slowly add oil to mixture (to create an emulsion). Add sesame seeds and blend for just a couple seconds. Pour dressing into a covered container (such as a dressing cruet) and chill until needed.

Rub each chicken breast fillet with oil, then lightly salt and pepper each piece. Grill on medium/high heat until done. Chill chicken breasts in refrigerator until cold.

When chicken is cold, build each salad by first arranging about 4 cups of iceberg lettuce in the bottom of a large salad bowl or on a plate. Next, arrange a cup of red leaf lettuce on the iceberg lettuce.

Dice each chicken breast into bite-size pieces and sprinkle the pieces from each one over each salad. Arrange about 1/3 cup of mandarin orange wedges on each salad. Next, sprinkle about 1/4 cup of rice noodles and 1/4 cup of roasted sliced almonds on top of each salad. Add desired amount of sesame dressing and serve.
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Chicken Salad Basil: from seedsofknowledge.com

Chicken Salad Basil: from seedsofknowledge.com

Basil Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
1 cup leftover grilled Chicken Breast, diced
1 cup cooked rice
1/2 cup Red Grapes, halved
1/2 cup mayonnaise, light or regular
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped sweet onion
1/4 tsp. black pepper

Combine all ingredients and chill thoroughly. Recipe makes 4 servings.