Shelly's Recipe

CHICKEN SALAD WITH APPLES AND WALNUTS

Category: Salads - Poultry

3 cups diced cooked chicken
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup diced celery
2 to 3 tbsp finely chopped red onion
1/2 cup diced apple
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
4 to 6 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tsp lemon juice
1/8 tsp curry powder, or to taste, optional
1/4 tsp salt, or to taste
1/8 tsp ground black pepper
lettuce leaves

Combine the chicken, cranberries, celery, onion, apple, and walnuts, if using.

In a cup or small bowl combine 4 tbsp of mayonnaise. the lemon juice, curry powder, if using, and salt and pepper. Stir into the chicken, adding more mayonnaise as needed and for taste. Line bread or rolls with lettuce and spread chicken salad on the bread or serve the chicken salad on lettuce-lined plates.