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American · Salad

Creamy Chicken Salad

Cold, crunchy and bright with lemon, this is the chicken salad I make from leftover roast chicken. Grapes add little bursts of sweetness against the tarragon.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total47 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 300 gcooked chicken, cut into small bite-size pieces
  • 75 ggrapes, quartered
  • 3 tbspcelery, finely sliced
  • 1cucumber, small, diced
  • 2 tbspfresh parsley, finely chopped
  • 4 tbspgreen onions, green leaves only, finely sliced
  • ½ tspdried tarragon
  • 120 mlmayonnaise
  • 2 tbsplemon juice
  • 2 tspDijon mustard
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper

Contains

  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Mustard
  • Celery
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Onion family (any)
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cucumber
  • Turmeric
  • Parsley
  • Tarragon
  • Black and white pepper
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Crunchy

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Meal prep

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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