Author Notes
Chicken salad put on its fancy pants and got all gussied up with fresh sweet cherries, walnuts, and poppy seeds. —CakePants
Ingredients
-
10-12 ounces
chicken breast meat
-
1 tablespoon
vegetable or canola oil
-
2
ribs celery, chopped finely
-
1 cup
sweet cherries, pitted and quartered
-
1/4 cup
chopped walnuts
-
1/3 cup
mayonnaise
-
1.5 teaspoons
poppy seeds
-
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
-
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Cook chicken until meat is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes per side. Chop the cooked chicken into small pieces (no bigger than 1/2-inch cubes). Place in the refrigerator to cool for 5-10 minutes.
-
While the chicken is cooling, place the remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
-
Once cooled, add chopped chicken. Serve as a side dish or in sandwiches.
See what other Food52ers are saying.