I was hosting our club’s meeting for The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfeld, so I found a food related to the book and made Chicken Salad Croissants. I also made some ghost-shaped sugar cookies (since it’s a ghost story of sorts), which needless to say, were also a hit.
Chicken Salad Sandwiches
a mayo-based chicken and grape salad to be eaten on crackers or croissants
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken shredded or chopped
- 2 each scallions white parts, chopped
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 1 cup grapes cut in half
- 1 tsp celery seed
- 2 tbsp fresh dill chopped, or use dill relish
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup mayonnaise add by ¼ cup and stop when salad is the right consistency
- ½ cup slivered almonds toasted
- salt
- pepper
- Croissants for serving
- lettuce optional, for serving
Instructions
- Prepare chicken, grapes, celery, and scallions an mix in a bowl.
- Toast the slivered almonds and add to mixture.
- Add dill, lemon juice, and celery seed to the mixture.
- Add mayonnaise ¼ cup at a time until mixture is desired consistency.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.