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What should I put in my chicken salad?

My chicken salad receipe is fairly simple. I use boiled chicken (white meat only), mayonaise, green onions and pecans. I know some people put fruit in their chicken salad. I'm looking for some other options. Please share your favorite chicken salad recipe with me. Thank you!

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1. add grapes it's the best! it's very odd but so good and it's just the right amount of sweet. roast some garlic and add it to the mayo before you mix in the chicken.
2. Ive seen people put celery in it.. But I dont really like Celery.
3. I LOVE chicken salad it is so good. normally in my chicken salad i add mayo,celery salt, pepper, salt, celery,red grapes, raisins, walnuts( cut into small pieces). it is really yummy i recommend it!
4. grapes and grind up some ginger
5. Sonoma Chicken Salad The tender chicken breast, crunchy pecans and sweet grapes in each bite are hard to top 1 cup mayonnaise 4 teaspoons apple cider vinegar 5 teaspoons honey 2 teaspoons poppy seeds Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Salad 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts 3/4 cup pecan pieces, toasted 2 cups red seedless grapes 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced Method In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, vinegar, honey, poppy seeds, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to dress the salad. This can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place the chicken breasts in one layer in a baking dish with 1/2 cup water. Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes until completely cooked through. Remove cooked chicken breasts from pan, cool at room temperature for 10 minutes, then cover and refrigerate. When the chicken is cold, dice into bite-size pieces and transfer to a large bowl. Stir in pecans, grapes, celery and dressing.
6. I use Chicken, Mayo, celery and pecans...trick is to put the chicken through the meat grinder...YUMMY!!
7. I love adding sliced green olives and capers. Celery and sweet red onions for crunch. Walnuts are good. Red peppers. Whatever you have around that sounds good. I never make something like this the same way twice. Curried chicken salad is really good - mixed with apples or grapes and nuts. Just mix some lemon juice and curry powder into the mayo.
8. I chop up apples (green if you like tart, red or golden if you like sweet), green onions, nuts (pistachios, almonds, whatever you like), grapes, cooked wild rice, chicken (I bake it but anyway would be fine) or turkey, celery, mayo with yogurt and curry powder. Can't tell you how much since I just throw things together. The fruit brings a lot of sweetness and moisture to it, the rice offers carbs and fiber. You can add things like cooked broccoli or caulifleur. I mix the mayo with a lot of yogurt so I don't have to use so much but the mayo does add something to the mix.
9. im eating chicken salad right now. my ingredients include: chicken lettuce spinach cucumber red and green bell peppers black and green olives broccoli mushrooms pickle carrots croutons raw minced garlic bacon italian dressing im gonna try yours in the future :)
10. You can use grapes, pears or apples. You could also add some red orange or yellow bell pepper (not green), some sweet relish & lemon juice, fresh pasley & garlic salt.
11. grated carrots chopped cucumber pickles red peppers dijon mustard
12. beets
13. celery cranberries white onion shredded carrots not all of these together at once, but for a variation once in a while