chicken salad

do you like chicken salad? this is a salad that gives me happiness, in many forms. on a wrap, on a sandwich, on a bed of greens. with cranberries, with celery, or sometimes how they do it with a little cumin.

if you have any experiences with chicken salad that you'd like to share, please feel free.

Oh dear I vote 'no' on proposition 'chicken salad.'

my boyfriend makes one with curry powder, peach preserves, lime juice, water chestnuts, pineapple, & rice-a-roni, among other things

i swear it's good, i didn't imagine it could be when i heard the recipe but it was some of the best i've ever had

oh wait a minute! i meant curry, not cumin

that sounds really spectacular elmo, i don't know what to say

Curried chicken salad is great. I also love it with some halved red grapes thrown in.

My favorite sandwich is a chicken salad sandwich

one time i had a cajun chicken salad

o man

I am hardcore in a chicken salad phase of my life, so I'm glad this thread appeared. eating it like 4 times a week. I just had some.

it was on bread that I just toasted

it was really good

I need professional help

so we had some leftover grilled chicken that i cubed and mixed with some of the glaze (honey, lime, soy) celery, red onion, sorrell and ev. that made a pretty good samwich

what is sorrell and ev?

I apologize for this, but chicken is incredibly low down on the list of things I enjoy having this variety of salad made with.

Would prefer some sort of white fish, with plenty of dill, perhaps.

yeah but I think there's something about the fact that chicken seems so inappropriate in this situation...it makes it even better

I despise mayonnaise but adore it in chicken salad. My local supermarket adds tarragon and almonds to its house chicken salad. MUCH better than sex.

i like a curried chicken salad in theory but i hate mayonnaise. also no raisins, plz.

whitefish salad though. omg. that is like, total heaven. nabisco - since u are close, you should go get the salmon/whitefish salad at russ & daughters.

Salmon salad > tuna salad >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> chicken salad. (xpost)

" they do it with a little cumin."

misread this of course. mr cumming's to blame naturally.

I like to make my chicken salad with more cumin than cumin

big fan of what i think is some kind of traditional style of chicken salad - celery, grapes, walnuts, mayo - but love to play.

I apologize for this, but chicken is incredibly low down on the list of things I enjoy having this variety of salad made with.

u r a fukken monster

no, just otm

okay tuna salad ill give u (sort of) but cmon

Frozen boneless chicken parts don't have any flavor, and there are lots of better things to do with the leftovers pulled off of a whole roasted bird.

If I were going to make something shredded and sandwich-ready out of chicken, I'd sorta rather it were like a stewed/shredded chicken, I guess? But seriously, next time you make any sort of white fish at home, save some, flake it, and make a fresh herbed salad -- it's hard to beat.

So what constitutes chicken salad, it's not term we really have in the UK. Is there more to it than cold chicken and mayonnaise (which is great, BTW)?

i feel like fish in this context would be too soft and fishy for a sammich. that is my gut instinct. nothing more, nothing less.

herbs, spices, maybe grapes, maybe some other things, but sure, I guess the core thing would be shredded chicken mixed into a sort of spread using mayonnaise or dressing

xpost - I think part of my antipathy to chicken is the way the chicken used is often dry and bland and does that teeth-sticking thing, and instead of the fat around it preventing that like it's supposed to, the chicken somehow winds up dragging down the rest of it instead

i cannot concur. i find it a good canvas for the dressing, nice and substantive. i also feel like the chicken salad i get doesn't really used shredded chicken -- more chopped.

a) y is anyone making anything with frozen boneless chicken breasts

b) i feel like the non-chicken parts of a chicken salad dont really work with fish

c) i dont think i have a 3rd point, u murderers

you're objecting to the whole notion of fish salads? cuz you know they're surely eaten way, way more than chicken ones, even just tuna

I feel like hating on chicken salad on a chicken salad thread is sorta lame. you should hate on chicken salad on a whatever whitefish salad thread.

do you like chicken salad?

still

I dunno it's just not something that gets a lot of love to begin with

i'm not really objecting to tuna -- i like tuna salad, but it has to be fresh. i don't tend to like the look of a tuna salad that's been sitting in the deli counter all day.

but whitefish salad seems risky.

Oh shit I'm'a make me some catfish salad.

you're objecting to the whole notion of fish salads? cuz you know they're surely eaten way, way more than chicken ones, even just tuna

naw dude i rep for tuna salad itt i mean the specific spices and greens and grapes and walnuts used to make a CHICKEN salad just dont seem as appetizing when making a fish salad. white fish + dill + dressing is dope, sure but its not an equivalent

also who cares whats eaten way, way more?

oh yeah totally, they're different recipes, clearly!

i was just confused cause you said you were like "skeptical" of fish salads, hence the note about everyone eating them all the time already

Maybe I don't like chicken salad bcz the only type I have ever had has been chicken + mayonnaise + some coloring agent for the mayonnaise. This has been my experience w/fruit salad, tuna salad, egg salad, Jell-o salad, pasta salad, and potato salad. Maybe it's a Mormon thing.

I had tuna salad this weekend that was diced albacore tartare mixed with a light tarragon mayo on toasted brioche - so good.

I can't stand mayonnaise at all.

xp Abbott: What about ambrosia salad? This was something I didn't know about, but my bf was all too familiar with.

fruit salad with mayo?
i'm going to be sick.

i learned about ambrosia salad my freshman year of college when there was a drag queen at the local club with that name.

We called it ambrosia salad 'frog-eye salad,' which made it all the worse.

Abbott, that is tragic! (xpost, both the hating mayo and the bland salads you endured)

tuna +
chopped apple +
chopped (sweet) onion +
sweet relish +
hardboiled eggs +
fresh thyme +
mayo, salt, pepper, a little red wine vinegar

seriously, ambrosia salad is his grandma's signature dish.

should be every grandma's signature dish, tbh

gnocchi shld be every grandma's signature dish
or latkes

(my grandma's signature dish is Grape Nuts)

one of mine's (the one still alive) is roasted new potatoes.

My grandma wld make food like half-cooked gloppy/crunchy rice covered w/stewed tomatoes & tough, chewy beef and then tell my mom, "Your kids sure like cereal."

chicken salad's amazing but it makes me fart...hardcore stylez.

xp the bf's grandma is a horrible cook. Probably my most recent bad culinary experience was thanksgiving there a couple years ago. There was also praying, and a go-round-the-table "what are you thankful for" exercise that resulted in some embarrassing Mormon-ese. I think I said I was thankful for pie.

we-are-so-grateful for-all-our-many-blessings

tell you bf to 'be reverent' sometime; I bet he folds his arms & bows his head like a reflex.

The best thing in chicken salad would have to be Granny Smith apples.

xp Abbott: it was a bunch of "I'm thankful for my wife, who is my strength blah blah blah" ... my bf folds his arms defensively, tenses his jaw, and keeps his mouth shut. It wasn't until I met the extended family, especially g-ma, that I came to understand this reflex of his.

best chicken salad imho -
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/06/17/dining/17larb500.2.jpg

man, i haven't had a chicken salad sandwich in years. i try to avoid mayonnaisey stuff but when it's done right it's real good

I really like a chicken salad I saw in a Nigella book.

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* 1 Thai chile, seeded and minced
* 1 large garlic clove, peeled, minced
* 1 tablespoon sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
* 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
* 1 1/2 tablespoons Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce (nuoc nam or nam pla)
* 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 1/2 medium onion, finely sliced
* Freshly grated black pepper
* 7 to 8 ounces white cabbage, shredded
* 1 medium carrot, shredded, julienned, or grated
* 7 ounces cooked chicken breast, shredded, or cut into fine strips
* 1 bunch mint, plus extra for garnish, leaves roughly chopped
* Salt

Directions

In a medium bowl, stirring with spoon, combine the chile, garlic, sugar, vinegar, lime juice, fish sauce, oil, onion, and black pepper, set aside for 1/2 hour. In a large bowl combine cabbage, carrot, chicken breast, and mint, tossing with tongs. Pour cabbage mixture over the dressing, tossing with tongs, slowly and patiently so everything is coated. Add salt, to taste. Serve on a flat plate with mint for garnish.

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Sometimes I cook up some rice noodles , dress them with the same dressing and add them to make it moer substantial

When I was little, I would always get a chicken salad sandwich on rye when i went to the diner.

Our 70s/80s one was chicken, halved cherry tomatoes, diced cucumber, ranch dressing, serve on lettuce. Now my mom makes what is essentially a Cesar salad without the lettuce or croutons.

I like the curried, grapey kind. I don't usually eat meat at lunch, but once in a while I'll break with routine and get a container of chicken salad when I'm working near a certain quality food establishment, and it's amazing how much energy I have afterwards. I go and go. I may re-think the no-meat-at-lunch rule.

i don't think i have a choice but to get some today

yes, i plan to get a sandwich today, because of this thread.

F a seafood salad.

i did it! curry chicken salad sammich w/ pickles

(YUM)

i, too, have a chicken salad sandwich for lunch today