Chicken Salad

Name: Chicken Salad
Ingredients: Leftover cooked chicken, cut into smallish chunks, about 1 cup; 1 tablespoon vinaigrette (see variation page 149), preferably made with balsamic vinegar; 1 rib tender celery, chopped; 1 scallion, finely chopped; 1/4 bell pepper (red, orange, or green, or a combination), chopped; 1 teaspoon drained capers; Chopped fresh parsley, and other fresh herbs if available tarragon, basil, or marjoram); Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 teaspoon plain whole-milk yogurt; 1 1/2–2 tablespoons mayonnaise; Lettuce leaves or other salad greens

December 9, 2011

It’s hard to beat a good chicken salad, and it is open to variations, so you need not get tired of it. I prefer a chicken salad that isn’t smothered in so much mayonnaise that you can’t taste much else, so I tend to go easy on the mayo and temper it with a little yogurt. But play with the dressing to suit your own taste.

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