Chicken Salad Without Celery

This chicken salad is a classic version that most of us love to eat with sandwiches.

However, the classic version of this salad is made with celery, much like the famous Waldorf salad. I don’t think I’m the only one who doesn’t love celery.

If you aren’t a fan of raw celery, then this chicken salad is for you!

For this chicken salad, we used green apples, chopped almonds for a crisp touch, parsley, our homemade mayonnaise, and lots of baked chicken.

Ways To Eat Chicken Salad

This delicious salad can be eaten alone does not need any extras in order for it to be enjoyable.

Here are 3 delicious ways to serve chicken salad:

Chicken Salad With Lettuce

• Fill a plate with lettuce leaves (any kind).
• Add a generous portion of chicken salad.
• Decorate with green apple or grapes. You can also add nuts like walnuts or pecans.

Chicken Salad Sandwich

• Choose your bread. I recommend using a hoagie roll, whole wheat sandwich bread, or ciabatta bread.
• Fill with the chicken salad.
• Optional: You can also add other toppings to this sandwich, but it’s honestly so tasty with just the bread and chicken salad.

Chicken Salad Stuffed Avocado

• Peel the avocados and extract the seed.
• Dust the avocado halves with a little lime juice.
• Pour the chicken salad into the avocado.

There are definitely other ways to serve chicken salad, but these 3 are my favorite!

The Best Chicken For Chicken Salad

Some people say you can use plain, boiled chicken for chicken salad. While it’s an option, I personally don’t recommend it.

Here are two reasons not to use boiled chicken for chicken salad:

1. Flavor – Boiled chicken is blah. I think that fried chicken and roasted chicken are much tastier options. I use roasted chicken for this recipe.
2. Texture – Roasted chicken is drier, but it will be moistened with the mayonnaise. This salad should be creamy, not mushy.

Regarding mayonnaise, you can definitely use commercial mayonnaise, but if you have a little time available and want to do something really special, I recommend that you make your own homemade mayonnaise with a touch of garlic and Dijon mustard.

How To Prepare Chicken For Chicken Salad

Ingredients you’ll need:

• ¼ cup orange juice
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tsp of freshly ground black pepper
• 2 sprigs of fresh oregano
• Salt to taste

Instructions for marinating the chicken:

• Place the chicken on a plate, drizzle with the orange juice, add salt, pepper, oregano, and the crushed garlic clove.
• Rub chicken with all seasonings. Let it marinate for a couple of hours.
• Preheat your oven to 325 F and roast the chicken until the skin is golden brown (about 1 hour depending on how much chicken you have on hand).
• Wait for the chicken to cool and crumble it.

How To Make Homemade Mayonnaise

Making homemade mayonnaise is really very simple. It is one of those recipes that’s hard to mess up. I highly recommend you try it out.

When you make homemade mayonnaise, you will get a white cream sauce with a creamy consistency and delicious flavor.

One of the things that differentiate haute cuisine from traditional cuisine is that professional chefs avoid the standardization of flavors.

In other words, if you have your own mayonnaise formula, your chicken salad will not be the same as everyone else’s.

Here’s how to make delicious homemade mayonnaise:

• Take a large egg at room temperature and place it in the blender glass
• Beat at full speed for 3 to 5 minutes until it turns into a frothy yellow cream
• Add a cup of oil, little by little, in a fine thread while continuing to beat.
  • Pro Tip: Beat for approximately 10 minutes at maximum speed. You will notice how the color and texture of the mayonnaise changes.
• After you have the desired color and consistency, add a tablespoon of vinegar or lime juice, salt, garlic, and Dijon mustard.

You can store mayonnaise in a clean, dry glass jar in the fridge for up to a week.

How Long Does Chicken Salad Last?

I like to prepare two servings of this salad in the evening, divide it in half, add the mayonnaise to one half, and place the other half in the fridge.

Then, I eat half of the chicken salad (with mayo) for dinner, served on a bed of lettuce. The next day, I add the rest of the mayonnaise to the remaining salad and it to make a chicken sandwich for lunch.

How To Make Chicken Salad Without Celery

Gather your ingredients.

Remove the stem of the red bell pepper with a sharp knife, remove the seeds, and light-colored veins. Then finely chop the red bell pepper, into squares. Peel the onion and cut it finely too. Chop the almonds.

Peel the apple, extract the seeds, and sprinkle them with lime, cut it into small pieces.

In a bowl, place the minced chicken, paprika, onion, apple, sliced ​​almonds, and parsley. Stir well with a wooden spoon, until all the ingredients are well integrated.

Pour the mayonnaise over the salad and beat vigorously with a spoon for a few minutes. Store the salad in the fridge for half an hour before serving.

Top with a bit of chopped parsley if desired.

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