s/o chicken salad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a funny thread. Chicken salad is simultaneously… blue blood and middle America … bland and too flavored with fruit etc … country club and Applebee’s.

It is hard for me to understand how people are judgmental about chicken salad. Would tuna and egg salad bring on the same level of critique? I like it no more or less than many other lunch foods, and mostly cannot believe there is now a 3 page thread debating it 😂.

Yes. So disgusting. And Deviled Eggs

My go-to dish last summer was ham salad.

Don’t fall over.

[Anonymous]

What was that chicken chain on Rockville Pike and in Spring Valley? They used to have a chicken salad with apricots and sliced almonds. Yum!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a funny thread. Chicken salad is simultaneously… blue blood and middle America … bland and too flavored with fruit etc … country club and Applebee’s.

It is hard for me to understand how people are judgmental about chicken salad. Would tuna and egg salad bring on the same level of critique? I like it no more or less than many other lunch foods, and mostly cannot believe there is now a 3 page thread debating it 😂.

Yes. So disgusting. And Deviled Eggs

My go-to dish last summer was ham salad.

Don’t fall over.

I think you either like mayonnaise-based salads, or you don't. I like these "salads" (which are not actually salads), while my spouse doesn't like any of them. I personally like the Napa almond chicken salad at Panera.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a funny thread. Chicken salad is simultaneously… blue blood and middle America … bland and too flavored with fruit etc … country club and Applebee’s.

It is hard for me to understand how people are judgmental about chicken salad. Would tuna and egg salad bring on the same level of critique? I like it no more or less than many other lunch foods, and mostly cannot believe there is now a 3 page thread debating it 😂.

Yes. So disgusting. And Deviled Eggs

My go-to dish last summer was ham salad.

Don’t fall over.

I think you either like mayonnaise-based salads, or you don't. I like these "salads" (which are not actually salads), while my spouse doesn't like any of them. I personally like the Napa almond chicken salad at Panera.

Yes, that’s a good one, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a funny thread. Chicken salad is simultaneously… blue blood and middle America … bland and too flavored with fruit etc … country club and Applebee’s.

It is hard for me to understand how people are judgmental about chicken salad. Would tuna and egg salad bring on the same level of critique? I like it no more or less than many other lunch foods, and mostly cannot believe there is now a 3 page thread debating it 😂.

Yes. So disgusting. And Deviled Eggs

My go-to dish last summer was ham salad.

Don’t fall over.

I think you either like mayonnaise-based salads, or you don't. I like these "salads" (which are not actually salads), while my spouse doesn't like any of them. I personally like the Napa almond chicken salad at Panera.

I hate mayo based salads: pasta salad, tuna salad, egg salad, etc. I won’t touch. But I love chicken salad. When I make mine, I use 3:1 Greek yogurt to
Mayo, then thin it out a little with milk or half and half. I think most chicken salad mixes aren’t 100% mayo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a funny thread. Chicken salad is simultaneously… blue blood and middle America … bland and too flavored with fruit etc … country club and Applebee’s.

It is hard for me to understand how people are judgmental about chicken salad. Would tuna and egg salad bring on the same level of critique? I like it no more or less than many other lunch foods, and mostly cannot believe there is now a 3 page thread debating it 😂.

Yes. So disgusting. And Deviled Eggs

My go-to dish last summer was ham salad.

Don’t fall over.

I think you either like mayonnaise-based salads, or you don't. I like these "salads" (which are not actually salads), while my spouse doesn't like any of them. I personally like the Napa almond chicken salad at Panera.

I hate mayo based salads: pasta salad, tuna salad, egg salad, etc. I won’t touch. But I love chicken salad. When I make mine, I use 3:1 Greek yogurt to
Mayo, then thin it out a little with milk or half and half. I think most chicken salad mixes aren’t 100% mayo

You can leave out the mayo all together.

[Anonymous]

I was taught to poach chicken for chicken salad. Never tried it with baked or rotisserie.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a funny thread. Chicken salad is simultaneously… blue blood and middle America … bland and too flavored with fruit etc … country club and Applebee’s.

It is hard for me to understand how people are judgmental about chicken salad. Would tuna and egg salad bring on the same level of critique? I like it no more or less than many other lunch foods, and mostly cannot believe there is now a 3 page thread debating it 😂.

Yes. So disgusting. And Deviled Eggs

My go-to dish last summer was ham salad.

Don’t fall over.

I think you either like mayonnaise-based salads, or you don't. I like these "salads" (which are not actually salads), while my spouse doesn't like any of them. I personally like the Napa almond chicken salad at Panera.

I hate mayo based salads: pasta salad, tuna salad, egg salad, etc. I won’t touch. But I love chicken salad. When I make mine, I use 3:1 Greek yogurt to
Mayo, then thin it out a little with milk or half and half. I think most chicken salad mixes aren’t 100% mayo

You can leave out the mayo all together.

I hope this thread goes on forever.
As a mayo-hater who does like fruit, how can we create a german-style (like potato salad) but for chicken? And make it not disgusting? Then add cranberries?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a funny thread. Chicken salad is simultaneously… blue blood and middle America … bland and too flavored with fruit etc … country club and Applebee’s.

It is hard for me to understand how people are judgmental about chicken salad. Would tuna and egg salad bring on the same level of critique? I like it no more or less than many other lunch foods, and mostly cannot believe there is now a 3 page thread debating it 😂.

Yes. So disgusting. And Deviled Eggs

My go-to dish last summer was ham salad.

Don’t fall over.

I think you either like mayonnaise-based salads, or you don't. I like these "salads" (which are not actually salads), while my spouse doesn't like any of them. I personally like the Napa almond chicken salad at Panera.

I hate mayo based salads: pasta salad, tuna salad, egg salad, etc. I won’t touch. But I love chicken salad. When I make mine, I use 3:1 Greek yogurt to
Mayo, then thin it out a little with milk or half and half. I think most chicken salad mixes aren’t 100% mayo

You can leave out the mayo all together.

I hope this thread goes on forever.
As a mayo-hater who does like fruit, how can we create a german-style (like potato salad) but for chicken? And make it not disgusting? Then add cranberries?

Easy. You can make chicken salad with evoo/vinegar, italian dressing, soy sauce, mustard, whatever! I personally like a 1:1 mix of mayo and dijon mustard but you could sub in evoo for the mayo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was taught to poach chicken for chicken salad. Never tried it with baked or rotisserie.

Yes I always poached mine too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was taught to poach chicken for chicken salad. Never tried it with baked or rotisserie.

Yes I always poached mine too.

Same. Makes it easier to shred. Not dice: SHRED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was taught to poach chicken for chicken salad. Never tried it with baked or rotisserie.

Yes I always poached mine too.

Ok. Are all you chicken salad enthusiasts really old? B.c I don't know anyone who poaches anything other than eggs. It seems like it went out in the 60s. At least sous vide, people!

[Anonymous]

My best chicken salad recipe

-boneless chicken breasts in Instant Pot- rec searing on Saute if using fresh chicken
- add chicken broth to about 1/3rd of the depth
- add: garlic, cumin, oregano, ancho, red pepper flakes, chopped onions, cayenne pepper, salt
-manual for 12 mins - 16 if frozen
- shred and serve on warm tortillas with fresh cilantro and a wedge of lime

[Anonymous]

I rarely have mayonnaise in the house to make chicken salad. So, I use hummus and yogurt. It doesn't taste the same but it's on the healthier side. I add many other things like nuts, cranberries, raisins, peas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I rarely have mayonnaise in the house to make chicken salad. So, I use hummus and yogurt. It doesn't taste the same but it's on the healthier side. I add many other things like nuts, cranberries, raisins, peas.

Yuck.

And I’m one of the chicken salad lovers! But this? Blasphemy.