Chicken Salad with Dill, Toasted Almonds and Grapes

This chicken salad with dill, toasted almonds and grapes is packed with incredible flavors.

This chicken salad has a little of everything in it and is a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken.

There’s a little sweet, a little savory, a little crunch and a lot of chicken.

Have you ever tried a rotisserie chicken that’s in the hot case at the grocery store?

They’re great and a rotisserie chicken is an easy way to make a quick meal.

If you do buy these, or make your own whole chicken for a meal, this recipe is a perfect way to use up the leftovers.

About Serving the Chicken Salad

This delicious chicken salad can be served in a sandwich, on top of a salad, on bite size pieces of French bread as an appetizer, or just by itself.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Bite size pieces of cooked chicken, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, dried dill, celery, green onions, red grapes, salt, raw slivered almonds, pepper, and apricot preserves

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Toasted Almonds – Heat a small skillet on low heat.

Add the almonds and continuously stir.

Watch them closely.

Remove the almonds from the heat when they start to brown (about 3 to 4 minutes).

Set aside to cool.

For the Chicken Salad – To a medium size bowl add the pieces of cooked chicken,

…chopped celery,

…chopped green onions,

…red grapes that are cut in half,

…and toasted almonds.

To the bowl, add Dijon mustard…

…mayonnaise,

…dill,

…pepper,

…salt, and

…apricot preserves.

Stir together.

Do a taste test and add more salt if needed.

Serve right away.

Serve on your favorite sandwich bread, on top of a salad, on bite-size pieces of French bread as an appetizer, or just by itself.

Next, cut the sandwich in half and it’s time to eat.

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Chicken Salad with Dill, Toasted Almonds and Grapes

This chicken salad with dill, toasted almonds and grapes is packed with incredible flavors.

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Yield: 3 Servings

Prep: 8 minutes minutes

Cook: 4 minutes minutes

Total: 12 minutes minutes

Ingredients

For the Toasted Almonds:

• 1/2 cup raw slivered almonds

For the Chicken Salad:

• 1-1/2 cups bite size piece of cooked chicken
• 5 medium size stalks of celery
• 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 2 green onions chopped (including the green tops)
• 1/2 cup seedless red grapes cut in half
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon dried dill
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 teaspoons apricot preservatives
• Toasted Slivered Almonds
• 1/4 teaspoon salt or salt to taste

Instructions

• For the Toasted Almonds - Heat a small skillet on low heat and add the raw slivered almonds. Stir the almonds continuously (watch them closely because they brown super fast). 
• When the almonds start to turn a light brown (about 3 or 4 minutes), remove them from the heat and set aside to cool.
• For the Chicken Salad - While the almonds are cooling, to a medium size bowl, add the pieces of cooked chicken, celery, green onions and grapes.
• To the bowl, add mustard, mayonnaise, dill, pepper, salt, and apricot preserve and stir together. 
• Add the toasted almonds and stir.  Do a taste test and add more salt if needed.
• Serve right away or chill in the refrigerator before serving.
• Serve on your favorite sandwich bread, on top of a salad, or on bite-size pieces of French bread as an appetizer.

Author: Nancy@CouponClippingCook

Course: Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Chicken Salad, Chicken Salad Sandwich, Chicken Sandwich

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