Sep 01 2007
Delicious Chicken and Cucumber Salad Recipe
Chicken salad recipes are very popular wherever you go and this is because chicken salads are very satisfying, nutritious and delicious. A chicken salad recipe is also very easy to prepare because all you have to do is cook, cool, cut the chicken into bite size pieces and after that, you just chop your vegetables, and toss the whole thing with your easy to make salad dressing.
Few Ingredients Add Up To Delicious Salad
The chicken salad recipe that is presented here is a very simple recipe with only a few ingredients. This is part of its appeal because the simple flavoring adds up to an incredibly tasty dish. Once you taste this chicken salad recipe, you will know why this simple dish is such a popular salad even for the pickiest of eaters.
This salad calls for macaroni or your favorite pasta for salads. You will need to cook the pasta until it is very al dente. If you cook it for too long, it may be mushy by the time it is served. Your pasta will continue to soak up the dressing when you are chilling it so you do not have to worry that your pasta will be too firm. By the time you serve your chicken salad, your noodles will be just right.Â
Salad Ingredients
2 cups cooked pasta
1 1/2 cups chicken, cooked and chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
1 cucumber, chopped
Salad Dressing Ingredients
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/2 small onion, diced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
1. Create your salad dressing by mixing the mayonnaise, onion, salt and pepper until they are thoroughly blended in a medium bowl.Â
2. Toss the chicken, celery and cucumber together in a large bowl.
3. Pour your salad dressing over your salad ingredients and toss together. If your salad is too dry, add more mayonnaise until you get the texture that you desire. Add more seasoning, if necessary.Â
4. You can serve your salad right away or you can mingle the flavors by chilling your salad in the refrigerator for a few hours or for overnight.Â
Although this salad is delicious as it is, you may want to dress it up with a few of your favorite ingredients. You may want to add more vegetables to it such as broccoli, carrots, black olives, cheese, green peppers or tomatoes or you may even decide to spice it up with hot peppers, salsa or garlic. This chicken salad recipe is great on its own and you can be sure that this is a healthy addition to your table.Â
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