the first 15: Fruited Chicken Salad

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Fruited Chicken Salad

Bethany gave me this recipe that her in-laws made for them once. I started making it and have made it many times. I don't think Bethany ever made it again?

4 c. cubed, cooked or grilled chicken (or turkey)
1 ½ c. seedless red grape halves
1 ½ c. small cantaloupe balls
1 c. chopped celery
¾ c. mayo
¼ c. lemon juice
1 tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. salt
½ c. cashews

In large bowl, mix chicken, grapes, cantaloupe and celery. In small bowl, mix mayo, lemon juice, ginger and salt. Pour this over meat/fruit mixture. Mix well and chill for at least 1 hour. To serve, lay a piece of green leaf lettuce on a plate, cut cantaloupe shell into rings and place salad in the middle. Add cashews just before serving.

1 comment:

Bethany said...: I have made it but rarely considering it's been 17 years since Cindy made it for me. Yum! thanks for the reminder!; October 26, 2011 at 1:59 PM

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For a couple of years I have been typing up recipes and dreaming of getting them all into a book - one place that I can look for all of our go-to recipes we've compiled over the first 15 years of our marriage. But I hit a slump and became discouraged that this was never going to happen. Until the other night when I was talking to my friends Julie and Eric and they loved the idea, and Eric suggested that instead of a book, I create a blog! This way I could post what I already have typed up, it would all be in one spot, and maybe someday if I ever do actually get it put into a cookbook, it will be ready!