Delicious Chicken Salad
A refreshing and flavorful dish perfect for a quick lunch or dinner. This chicken salad recipe combines cooked chicken with crunchy veggies, tangy dressing, and a hint of herbs. It’s a great way to use up leftover chicken or cook some fresh for the occasion.
Recipe: Classic Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 pound cooked chicken breast or thighs, diced
- 1/2 cup celery, diced
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups mixed greens (arugula, spinach, lettuce)
- Optional: 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or almonds for added crunch
Instructions:
- In a large bowl, combine the diced chicken, celery, and red onion.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture and stir until everything is well coated.
- Stir in the chopped parsley.
- Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
- Just before serving, place a scoop of the chicken salad onto a bed of mixed greens on a plate or in a sandwich wrap. If using nuts, sprinkle them on top.
- Serve chilled and enjoy!
Tips:
- Use leftover cooked chicken or cook some fresh for this recipe.
- Adjust the amount of mayonnaise to your taste. You can also use Greek yogurt or sour cream as substitutes.
- Add other ingredients like diced apples, grapes, or bell peppers to suit your taste preferences.
- This salad is great in a sandwich wrap, on a bed of greens, or served as a snack with crackers or toast points.PromptChicken salad dish, colorful, HD, sharp focus, stunningly beautiful, hyper-detailed, HDR+, 64K, Mandola art style, complex, circular design, mandolaNegative promptziprealism_neg, verybadimagenegative, bad_prompt_version2-neg, easynegative, FastNegativeV2, ugly, deformed, noisy, blurry, low contrast, extra eyes, bad eyes, ugly eyes, imperfect eyes, deformed pupils, deformed iris, cross-eyed, poorly drawn face, bad face, fused face, ugly face, worst face, unrealistic skin texture, out of frame, poorly drawn hands, cloned face, double face, blurry, bad quality
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