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Chicken Salad (with Grapes & Mandarin Orange)

Source
Pat's Family Recipe Cookbook (handwritten, p. 12)
Serves
12

Ingredients

  • 6 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
  • 1 large green pepper, chopped
  • 2/3-1 cup sweet pickle relish
  • 1/4 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 jar (4 oz) sliced pimientos, drained
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 4 cups torn leaf, iceberg, and Bibb lettuce
  • 2 cups (8 oz) shredded Colby cheese
  • 2 cups green grapes, halved
  • 2 cans (11 oz each) mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Steps

  1. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, celery, green pepper, relish, carrot, and pimientos.
  2. In another bowl, combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and pepper. Spoon over the chicken mixture; mix well and toss to coat.
  3. Put the lettuce on plates and add 1 cup of the chicken salad mixture.

Notes

  • Distinct from the plainer “Chicken Salad” recipe elsewhere in this collection (a Recipe Keeper card) — kept as a separate recipe given the fruit/nut additions.
  • The card’s ingredient list includes cheese, grapes, mandarin oranges, and almonds, but the written steps only describe combining chicken/celery/pepper/relish/carrot/pimientos with the mayonnaise dressing and serving over lettuce — these last four ingredients are never explicitly worked into the steps. Likely meant to be added as toppings alongside the salad; worth a glance at the physical card to confirm, and to check whether the card continues onto another page (no “(over)”/“Cont.” marker was visible).
The original: Chicken Salad (with Grapes & Mandarin Orange)
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See also: Chicken Salad

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