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Chicken Salad With Apricots, Celery, and Blue Cheese

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A hand holding a serving spoon over a platter of celery sliced on the bias shredded chicken wedges of fresh apricot mint...
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell

This summer-season chicken salad is a dance between sweet, creamy, and acidic flavors and tender, crunchy, and juicy ingredients. Make this no-cook meal in early summer when apricots are peaking and choose a fairly nonassertive blue cheese that won’t overwhelm the mix.

Cooks' Note:

In place of blue cheese, you can substitute an equal amount of mild feta.

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