I used three chicken breasts that I broiled instead of canned chicken. I also decided on the black grapes (they looked red but were labeled as black) because of their flavor. I opted to use about 1/3 cup of mayo instead of the cucumber dressing simply because I had it on hand. Served on croissants, it was exactly what I anticipated, a light and fruity chicken salad. Yum. Thanks for a simple and delicious recipe. It's now one of my favorites and will be keeper.
Nice twist on chicken salad, however if I were going to go so far as to call it "gourmet" I wouldn't used canned chicken... I opted to use some leftover citrus grilled chicken I had on hand. I also used some red grapes for a little color. I didn't have cucumber salad dressing so I used Hellman's light mayo cut with a bit of sour cream and added a bit of salt, pepper and just a bit of curry powder. Overall, very good on toasted whole grain bread.
I used red grapes instead of green, used Miracle Whip for the dressing, and chose walnuts over almonds. This recipes was awesome. The flavors go great together. Definitely a keeper!
The best chicken salad I've ever had. Made my own cucumber dressing with half a finely chopped cucumber, a cup of plain yogurt, a garlic clove, a teaspoon of lemon juice, a pinch of salt, and about a half a teaspoon of pepper. Blended it all together, and it was phenomenal!
I increased the recipe to nine servings from six. I left out the oranges and I used a total of two cups of grapes. I also used red grapes and not green. I only had about a half cup of celery and I threw in a cup of almonds. I actually thought that there were too many almonds so I'll decrease them next time. There was also a salty taste and I don't know if that came from the nuts or from using canned chicken. I've never used it before. I was trying to duplicate a recipe that I lost several years ago and this was close. My kids and husband loved it. I was disappointed but maybe just because I was expecting my "old" recipe. We'll try it again though!
I love it! It is my favorite. I use red grapes to add more color. Something I will make again.
I liked this recipe but made a few changes that worked really well. I added cucumbers and crasins. Instead of plain almond I used ranch flavored salad topper alamonds and mayo instead of the cucumber dressing. Very tasty!
This is good & easy. Used regular cucumber ranch (the lite was too salty)because I couldn't find just cucumber dressing. You should definitely toast the almonds -they are much better that way. Also red grapes are good in it, that's what I had.-Susie
I loved this recipe but my picky 10 year old son did not. My 3 year old liked it pretty well though. I will save this for parties at work or lunch with girlfriends and serve hot dogs to the kids.;-)
This was a really great recipe although the chicken from the can was a little salty. Next time I am going to use fresh chicken.
