Chicken salad: discuss

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Anonymous wrote:Id like to thank the OP. I was inspired to make some chicken salad (I’m an added grape girl myself) and have been enjoying it for lunch these past few days.

Grape mixed with mayonnaise? Disgusting.

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Anonymous wrote:Chicken salad is popular at Whole Foods and high-end grocers because it's using rotisserie chicken they'd otherwise have to throw away. If they had to use fresh chicken to make it, it would cost more and far fewer old gen Xers and boomers would buy it.

Oh god forbid people figure out a way to repurpose food and reduce waste!

It's not people, it's a publicly traded company selling you their old food waste. But you enjoy that chicken that was sitting out in a plastic container all day, then chopped up and tossed with mayo, raisins, and celery and sold to you for $12 pound.

Wait but you said it was cheap and that’s why people buy it? I don’t care if it’s a person or a business trying to use up food waste I’m for it. I personally don’t buy premade chicken salad but if other people do, great!

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Anonymous wrote:I eat pretty much everything, but I dislike mayo based foods. I would grit my teeth and politely eat the chicken salad. It’s a somewhat old fashioned dish that I’m sure your in-laws love, but it’s not as universally loved these days. Did your husband request a jello salad as well?

It's not an old fashioned dish. Who are you to proclaim this?

You are such a weirdo.

NP. Oh, it's definitely an old-fashioned dish. Much less common than in the 20th century.

It totally is. Even the vaunted "Le Diplomate" is described as an: "Old-fashioned restaurant with outdoor seating, serving familiar French fare, brunch staples, and drinks."

And of course they serve old fashioned things like chicken salad. These people pretending it's a hot popular lunch food are totally out to lunch, pun intended.

Yeah, they have a croque madame on their menu. And a salad nicoise. Very mid-20th.

Lol. Have you been to Paris in the last 12 months? Have you looked at the menus?

I have.

You’re full of it.

Ummm, it’s on 14th St, lol.

PP was implying that Croque Madame and Salad Nicoise were old-fashioned dishes. That they are on menus across Paris today proves PP wrong.

Keep up.

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Anonymous wrote:I eat pretty much everything, but I dislike mayo based foods. I would grit my teeth and politely eat the chicken salad. It’s a somewhat old fashioned dish that I’m sure your in-laws love, but it’s not as universally loved these days. Did your husband request a jello salad as well?

It's not an old fashioned dish. Who are you to proclaim this?

You are such a weirdo.

NP. Oh, it's definitely an old-fashioned dish. Much less common than in the 20th century.

It totally is. Even the vaunted "Le Diplomate" is described as an: "Old-fashioned restaurant with outdoor seating, serving familiar French fare, brunch staples, and drinks."

And of course they serve old fashioned things like chicken salad. These people pretending it's a hot popular lunch food are totally out to lunch, pun intended.

Yeah, they have a croque madame on their menu. And a salad nicoise. Very mid-20th.

Lol. Have you been to Paris in the last 12 months? Have you looked at the menus?

I have.

You’re full of it.

Ummm, it’s on 14th St, lol.

PP was implying that Croque Madame and Salad Nicoise were old-fashioned dishes. That they are on menus across Paris today proves PP wrong.

Keep up.

It certainly doesn’t prove that they aren’t old fashioned. People can enjoy old fashioned foods, that doesn’t mean they aren’t classic, retro, nostalgic, or old fashioned. Not sure what point you are trying to make. The curry chicken salad was served at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation luncheon in 1953. It’s not a brand new food.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a food snob and love chicken salad. But not just any chicken salad and definitely not anything from a grocery store deli. Don’t make your Grandma’s chicken salad that is heavy on the mayo and grapes.

Mine is: seasoned and roasted chicken breasted, diced.
The mix ins vary..I usually do a dried fruit, fresh herbs, celery, nuts. My fav variation is adding chopped dried figs, celery, parsley or tarragon, and toasted sliced almonds. Dressing is 1 part mayo, 3 parts Greek yogurt, then thin with half and half or whole milk. Salt and pepper and curry powder. There isn’t much mayo at all in it and I only put a light coating of dressing on it. Just so it is coated, but not soaked.

If wanting more tradional, I’d use dried cherries, parsley and walnuts. Dressing same ratios, but no curry. Add a bit of brown sugar and Dijon instead.

Serve with good croissants (no costco or grocery store) and a green salad. Plus a side of simple roasted potatoes and sliced fruit.

Funny when people call themselves food snobs as if that's a good thing. BTW your chicken salad recipe sounds absolutely vile, and I'll eat almost anything.

No it absolutely does not sound vile. It sounds amazing! I love chicken salad and will definitely be trying this.

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Anonymous wrote:I eat pretty much everything, but I dislike mayo based foods. I would grit my teeth and politely eat the chicken salad. It’s a somewhat old fashioned dish that I’m sure your in-laws love, but it’s not as universally loved these days. Did your husband request a jello salad as well?

It's not an old fashioned dish. Who are you to proclaim this?

You are such a weirdo.

NP. Oh, it's definitely an old-fashioned dish. Much less common than in the 20th century.

It totally is. Even the vaunted "Le Diplomate" is described as an: "Old-fashioned restaurant with outdoor seating, serving familiar French fare, brunch staples, and drinks."

And of course they serve old fashioned things like chicken salad. These people pretending it's a hot popular lunch food are totally out to lunch, pun intended.

Yeah, they have a croque madame on their menu. And a salad nicoise. Very mid-20th.

Lol. Have you been to Paris in the last 12 months? Have you looked at the menus?

I have.

You’re full of it.

Ummm, it’s on 14th St, lol.

PP was implying that Croque Madame and Salad Nicoise were old-fashioned dishes. That they are on menus across Paris today proves PP wrong.

Keep up.

It certainly doesn’t prove that they aren’t old fashioned. People can enjoy old fashioned foods, that doesn’t mean they aren’t classic, retro, nostalgic, or old fashioned. Not sure what point you are trying to make. The curry chicken salad was served at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation luncheon in 1953. It’s not a brand new food.

And so there is no reason to diss Croque Madame and Salad Nicoise, or chicken salad, as that poster was seeking to do.

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Anonymous wrote:I eat pretty much everything, but I dislike mayo based foods. I would grit my teeth and politely eat the chicken salad. It’s a somewhat old fashioned dish that I’m sure your in-laws love, but it’s not as universally loved these days. Did your husband request a jello salad as well?

It's not an old fashioned dish. Who are you to proclaim this?

You are such a weirdo.

NP. Oh, it's definitely an old-fashioned dish. Much less common than in the 20th century.

It totally is. Even the vaunted "Le Diplomate" is described as an: "Old-fashioned restaurant with outdoor seating, serving familiar French fare, brunch staples, and drinks."

And of course they serve old fashioned things like chicken salad. These people pretending it's a hot popular lunch food are totally out to lunch, pun intended.

Yeah, they have a croque madame on their menu. And a salad nicoise. Very mid-20th.

Lol. Have you been to Paris in the last 12 months? Have you looked at the menus?

I have.

You’re full of it.

Ummm, it’s on 14th St, lol.

PP was implying that Croque Madame and Salad Nicoise were old-fashioned dishes. That they are on menus across Paris today proves PP wrong.

Keep up.

Yeah, well they eat all kinds of old-fashioned things in Paris. The fact that some PP ate a croque madame in Paris last week doesn't make it any less of mid-20th century food.

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Anonymous wrote:I eat pretty much everything, but I dislike mayo based foods. I would grit my teeth and politely eat the chicken salad. It’s a somewhat old fashioned dish that I’m sure your in-laws love, but it’s not as universally loved these days. Did your husband request a jello salad as well?

It's not an old fashioned dish. Who are you to proclaim this?

You are such a weirdo.

NP. Oh, it's definitely an old-fashioned dish. Much less common than in the 20th century.

It totally is. Even the vaunted "Le Diplomate" is described as an: "Old-fashioned restaurant with outdoor seating, serving familiar French fare, brunch staples, and drinks."

And of course they serve old fashioned things like chicken salad. These people pretending it's a hot popular lunch food are totally out to lunch, pun intended.

Yeah, they have a croque madame on their menu. And a salad nicoise. Very mid-20th.

Lol. Have you been to Paris in the last 12 months? Have you looked at the menus?

I have.

You’re full of it.

Ummm, it’s on 14th St, lol.

PP was implying that Croque Madame and Salad Nicoise were old-fashioned dishes. That they are on menus across Paris today proves PP wrong.

Keep up.

Yeah, well they eat all kinds of old-fashioned things in Paris. The fact that some PP ate a croque madame in Paris last week doesn't make it any less of mid-20th century food.

So, again, it is popular. No need to disparage.

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Anonymous wrote:I eat pretty much everything, but I dislike mayo based foods. I would grit my teeth and politely eat the chicken salad. It’s a somewhat old fashioned dish that I’m sure your in-laws love, but it’s not as universally loved these days. Did your husband request a jello salad as well?

It's not an old fashioned dish. Who are you to proclaim this?

You are such a weirdo.

NP. Oh, it's definitely an old-fashioned dish. Much less common than in the 20th century.

It totally is. Even the vaunted "Le Diplomate" is described as an: "Old-fashioned restaurant with outdoor seating, serving familiar French fare, brunch staples, and drinks."

And of course they serve old fashioned things like chicken salad. These people pretending it's a hot popular lunch food are totally out to lunch, pun intended.

Yeah, they have a croque madame on their menu. And a salad nicoise. Very mid-20th.

Lol. Have you been to Paris in the last 12 months? Have you looked at the menus?

I have.

You’re full of it.

Ummm, it’s on 14th St, lol.

PP was implying that Croque Madame and Salad Nicoise were old-fashioned dishes. That they are on menus across Paris today proves PP wrong.

Keep up.

Yeah, well they eat all kinds of old-fashioned things in Paris. The fact that some PP ate a croque madame in Paris last week doesn't make it any less of mid-20th century food.

So, again, it is popular. No need to disparage.

Do you know that popular and old fashioned mean different things? And chicken salad is certainly old but not as popular as it used to be. Again.

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Anonymous wrote:I eat pretty much everything, but I dislike mayo based foods. I would grit my teeth and politely eat the chicken salad. It’s a somewhat old fashioned dish that I’m sure your in-laws love, but it’s not as universally loved these days. Did your husband request a jello salad as well?

It's not an old fashioned dish. Who are you to proclaim this?

You are such a weirdo.

NP. Oh, it's definitely an old-fashioned dish. Much less common than in the 20th century.

It totally is. Even the vaunted "Le Diplomate" is described as an: "Old-fashioned restaurant with outdoor seating, serving familiar French fare, brunch staples, and drinks."

And of course they serve old fashioned things like chicken salad. These people pretending it's a hot popular lunch food are totally out to lunch, pun intended.

Yeah, they have a croque madame on their menu. And a salad nicoise. Very mid-20th.

Lol. Have you been to Paris in the last 12 months? Have you looked at the menus?

I have.

You’re full of it.

Ummm, it’s on 14th St, lol.

PP was implying that Croque Madame and Salad Nicoise were old-fashioned dishes. That they are on menus across Paris today proves PP wrong.

Keep up.

It certainly doesn’t prove that they aren’t old fashioned. People can enjoy old fashioned foods, that doesn’t mean they aren’t classic, retro, nostalgic, or old fashioned. Not sure what point you are trying to make. The curry chicken salad was served at Queen Elizabeth’s coronation luncheon in 1953. It’s not a brand new food.

And so there is no reason to diss Croque Madame and Salad Nicoise, or chicken salad, as that poster was seeking to do.

Why are you taking this so personally? It’s not a diss to point out a fact.

[Anonymous]

Well, I have the answer on this. At least for me personally.

Was out to dinner last night with the most unsophisticated annoying boomer I know, at a mall restaurant known for it's vast menu, and they ordered ... wait for it ... a chicken salad sandwich.

Before that, I was on the fence with this, leaning toward it being fine for OP to serve chicken salad for lunch. Now? Nope. Stay away from it, lol. Although for the record, this person did proceed to complain that the chicken salad wasn't any good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, I have the answer on this. At least for me personally.

Was out to dinner last night with the most unsophisticated annoying boomer I know, at a mall restaurant known for it's vast menu, and they ordered ... wait for it ... a chicken salad sandwich.

Before that, I was on the fence with this, leaning toward it being fine for OP to serve chicken salad for lunch. Now? Nope. Stay away from it, lol. Although for the record, this person did proceed to complain that the chicken salad wasn't any good.

I'm a 30-year-old millennial and ordered a chicken salad sandwich over the weekend from a restaurant on the Jersey Shore. I'm a good home cook and enjoy a variety of foods, but chicken salad sounded good to me so I got it. Anecdotal evidence doesn't really say much.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, I have the answer on this. At least for me personally.

Was out to dinner last night with the most unsophisticated annoying boomer I know, at a mall restaurant known for it's vast menu, and they ordered ... wait for it ... a chicken salad sandwich.

Before that, I was on the fence with this, leaning toward it being fine for OP to serve chicken salad for lunch. Now? Nope. Stay away from it, lol. Although for the record, this person did proceed to complain that the chicken salad wasn't any good.

I'm a 30-year-old millennial and ordered a chicken salad sandwich over the weekend from a restaurant on the Jersey Shore. I'm a good home cook and enjoy a variety of foods, but chicken salad sounded good to me so I got it. Anecdotal evidence doesn't really say much.

It cinched it for me. This "I'm a millennial on the the Jersey Shore and I ordered it!!!!!" helps cinch it for me as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, I have the answer on this. At least for me personally.

Was out to dinner last night with the most unsophisticated annoying boomer I know, at a mall restaurant known for it's vast menu, and they ordered ... wait for it ... a chicken salad sandwich.

Before that, I was on the fence with this, leaning toward it being fine for OP to serve chicken salad for lunch. Now? Nope. Stay away from it, lol. Although for the record, this person did proceed to complain that the chicken salad wasn't any good.

I'm a 30-year-old millennial and ordered a chicken salad sandwich over the weekend from a restaurant on the Jersey Shore. I'm a good home cook and enjoy a variety of foods, but chicken salad sounded good to me so I got it. Anecdotal evidence doesn't really say much.

TBH, you lost us when you said you went to the Jersey shore. Armpit lunch for an armpit area.

[Anonymous]

I’m late to this thread but just want to say that the Ina Garten chicken salad is so good and I feel like anything Ina makes must be socially acceptable at all levels. I think it does have red grapes, which I would think I would hate but somehow manages to be weirdly delicious.

I like chicken salad in part because I hate rewarmed chicken — it gets a weird taste when it is reheated. So if I make a roast chicken, it’s a great way to use the leftovers. I don’t use grocery store rotisserie because that always seems to have that weird taste that reheated chicken does.

Also the Panera Napa chicken salad is one of their best menu items and is also one of their lowest cal menu items. So I sometimes get it if I have to eat lunch at Panera.