Chicken-Walnut Salad

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Serves 8 people

Categories: Chicken, Salad

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 1/3 cups chopped toasted walnuts
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup chutney
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
  • lettuce leaf
  • 8 carrot curls
  • 16 slices tomatoes
  • 16 slices pineapple
  • 8 toasted walnut halves

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, add the first 5 ingredients; stir to combine.

  2. In a smaller bowl add mayonnaise, lemon juice, chutney, and salt; stir to combine well.

  3. Pour mayonnaise mixture over chicken mixture; toss to coat.

  4. Season chicken salad to taste with additional salt and pepper if desired.

  5. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.

  6. Place lettuce leaves on individual salad plates.

  7. Place two slices each of tomato and pineapple slices on lettuce—alternate tomato, pineapple, etc.

  8. Spoon 3/4 cup chicken salad to the side of the fruit.

  9. Add a carrot curl.

  10. Top salad with a dollop of mayonnaise and walnut half.

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