i've made a lot of chicken salad. today i wanted it to be easy, but this might be my favorite that i've made recently. this recipe is a serving for just one person.
1 roasted chicken thigh
1 tbsp finely diced red onion
1 tbsp crushed pistachios
1 tbsp mayo
1 tbsp mustard (i used zataran's yellow mustard)
salt and pepper
crystal hot sauce
1 tsp minced fresh tarragon
some notes for good chicken salad: don't boil the chicken. that's nasty! always roast. use salt, pepper, olive oil, and some lemon juice/zest if you want a relatively neutral flavor but the possibilities are endless. the more flavor the chicken has, the better the salad will be, duh. also, if you're using raw onion/celery, make sure you get a fine dice so that the flavor isn't overwhelming. make the dressing on the side and then add it in batches so you don't overdress, and if you're using fresh herbs you can mix those in there as well so they'll be evenly distributed.
i used a lot of hot sauce. that's why it's kind of pink in this picture. if you don't want it to be spicy then...don't use as much!
GIRRRRRL we just made chicken salad! I really like the pistachio idea! we added sour cream to cut through the mayo, dill instead of tarragon, but i definitely want to use hot sauce next time. OH and they said to put the deboned whole chicken in the stand-mixer with the paddle on for 20 seconds. keeton LOVED IT. (i prefer to hand shred it with forks) xoxo
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