Name: Classic Chicken Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For the salad: -; 1 pound boneless, skinless (raw) chicken breasts, cut into 2 1/2-inch chunks (or 2 to 3 cups cooked chicken meat) -; 2 stalks celery, chopped -; 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped -; 4 to 6 green olives, pitted and minced -; 1/4 cup chopped red onion -; 1/2 to 1 whole apple, cored and chopped -; 1/3 head iceberg head lettuce, sliced and chopped -; For the dressing: -; 5 tablespoons mayonnaise -; 1 tablespoon plum preserves, or any sweet berry preserve (or a lesser amount of honey) -; 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice -; Salt and pepper to taste -

Ingredients for - Classic Chicken Salad

1. For the salad:

2. 1 pound boneless, skinless (raw) chicken breasts, cut into 2 1/2-inch chunks (or 2 to 3 cups cooked chicken meat)

3. 2 stalks celery, chopped

4. 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped

5. 4 to 6 green olives, pitted and minced

6. 1/4 cup chopped red onion

7. 1/2 to 1 whole apple, cored and chopped

8. 1/3 head iceberg head lettuce, sliced and chopped

9. For the dressing:

10. 5 tablespoons mayonnaise

11. 1 tablespoon plum preserves, or any sweet berry preserve (or a lesser amount of honey)

12. 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice

13. Salt and pepper to taste

How to cook deliciously - Classic Chicken Salad

1 . Stage

Poach the chicken (skip if using already cooked chicken): Bring a pot with 2 quarts of well salted water (1 tablespoon salt) to a boil. Add the chicken breast (cut into large chunks) and return the water to a simmer. Then turn off the heat, and cover the pot. Let the chicken sit for 15 minutes (time it) or more while you prepare everything else.

2 . Stage

Make the dressing: Prepare the chicken salad dressing in a large bowl. Mix together the mayonnaise, preserves, and lemon juice. Taste for the proper balance of sweetness and acidity. The salad dressing should not be too sweet, nor too sour. Add more preserves or lemon juice until you have reached the balance you want. Add salt and pepper to taste.

3 . Stage

Mix in the chopped celery, bell pepper, olives, red onion, and apple

4 . Stage

Dice the chicken, mix with dressing and vegetables: Remove the chicken from the poaching water and dice it. (Or dice already cooked chicken if that is what you are using for this salad.) Mix it in with the dressing and vegetables.

5 . Stage

When ready to serve, add the lettuce: At this point you can make ahead. When ready to serve, fold in the sliced and chopped iceberg lettuce. Did you love the recipe? Give us some stars and leave a comment below!