Everybody has a recipe for chicken salad, I suppose. This is mine. One of them, anyway. I have an everyday mix-in-two-minutes-spread-on-white-bread recipe and a party recipe. This is the latter.
It started with a recipe I found buried in a notebook of company recipes for a pizza chain where I used to work in research and development. After revising the amounts to make them domestically appropriate, and dressing it up a bit, I consider it mine.
I love this chicken salad served with homemade rolls of almost any kind. My current favorites are these sweet potato rolls made into crescent or butterhorn (as my mom used to call them) shapes. Other possibilities include crescent rolls out of a can or croissants if your pants are feeling loose.
Poppy Seed Chicken Salad
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A fancy chicken salad suitable for a ladies luncheon or a game-day party
Author: Paula Rhodes
Recipe type: entree
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken, cubed
- ½ cup slivered almonds, toasted
- ¼ cup celery, finely chopped
- 1-2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt, unflavored (may substitute more mayo)
- ½ cup mayonnaise (I use reduced fat)
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Pinch of sugar
- Salt
Instructions
- Stir all ingredients together in a bowl until combined.
- Chill.
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This is a great salad, delicious! Was fortunate to receive some and I would definitely make it myself. The yogurt gives it a different texture/taste. Thanks Paula!
I love chicken salad, your recipe looks so good! =)
Thanks!
This sounds like a wonderful recipe and those sandwiches look so appetizing!
I have a favorite chicken salad recipe, too, but I’m always on the lookout for new ideas. Love this one!
Hi Paula, love your chicken salad, it sounds wonderful. I think poppy seeds make everything a bit more special.
Already made this & packed in lunch for work! Yum! And so easy to throw together! What type of bread/crackers do you recommend to go with this for maximum satisfaction of my taste buds?
Hey Susie,
I forgot to tell you that Special K Crackers in the Multi-Grain variety are really good with this salad. Actually. They’re just really good. Period. Similar to wheat thins. That’s what you see in the top picture of this post.
Ok never mind. I didn’t see the entire post on iPad mini until after clicking submit. You already answered my question.
I always like chicken salad and this one looks yummy. I did make your sweet potato dinner rolls and we all enjoyed them for our Christmas dinner.
Happy New Year, Paula : )
Hi Lorraine,
I guess you and I were eating the same kind of dinner rolls at our Christmas dinner. Hope your new year is going well.
Oh, yum. I don’t use poppyseeds nearly enough.
Which of your bread recipes is the best to use with chicken-salad sandwiches?
That question is like asking who is my favorite child!!
Current favorite would be the sweet potato rolls followed by My favorite dinner rolls or brioche. If you want regular bread– the Sweet Milk White Bread would be fabulous.
This sandwich looks gorgeous. I can only imagine how it would taste on brioche. I’m going to give it a try.
This sounds great! To make you laugh, I made poppy seed muffins the other day and accidently used CHIA seeds! I had bought them (because they are supposed to be so good for you) and put them in a jar just like the one that my poppy seeds were stored in. I didn’t tell anyone, and no one was the wiser. Still giggling about that…
You made me laugh Piper. So just what was your plan for the CHIA seeds? That’s a territory I have yet to explore.
A dear friend sent a link to me, which led me to your youtube.com salad-in-a-jar video, and I’m so glad that she sent it! After viewing that video, I just had to do a search in order to find your blog, Paula. Who could resist?
Well, you grabbed my attention right away with your yummy sounding chicken salad recipe. I know what I’ll be putting together tomorrow! I’m off to my kitchen just now to prepare dinner, but I’ll be right back to take a better peek at your site.
Made this salad and loved it! I am adding it to my list of fav Chicken Salads. Thanks for sharing!
Paula, I made this chicken salad for my son’s 9th birthday party. He wanted a cricket themed party (the sport-my husband is South African) so I wanted something a little elegant for the adults. We had beautiful weather and I made & assembled the sandwiches on homemade buns (yes! I used my bread machine! I used a sour cream dough, however.) with a piece of romaine lettuce and a toothpick through the center to keep it all together. I received many, many compliments! Thank you for sharing your fabulous recipe & helping to make my son’s party special!
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I made this for dinner tonight and it was a huge hit! It is so easy to put together, yet tastes special because of the almonds and cranberries. I used shredded chicken (canned) which really cut down on the prep time. This is definitely going into my recipe file. Thank you, Paula.
Thanks Jocelyn,
I haven’t used canned chicken much but maybe I should try it.