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Chicken Salad

With capers, carrots, sweet red peppers and celery in a light dill dressing.
Prep Time 1 hour
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 6 one cup servings

Equipment

  • 1 set of measuring tools
  • 1 knife and cutting board
  • 1 pot to cook the chicken (if you are starting with raw chicken)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 whole chicken, cooked, boned and diced (about 3 cups)
  • 1/2 cup sweet red pepper, small dice OR canned pimento peppers
  • 1 cup celery, small dice
  • 5-6 oz. grated carrots (about 3 large carrots)

Creamy Dill Dressing:

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 TBLS dried dill weed
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • 2 TLBS. lemon juice
  • 2 teas. Dijon mustard (such as Grey Poupon)
  • 1 TBLS. capers (include liquid)

Instructions
 

  • You can use a roast chicken from the store, roast your own or do what Myra did and boil a chicken, de-bone it and dice it up.
  • Dice the red pepper (or pimientos) and celery.
    Grate the carrots.
  • Mix all the ingredients for the creamy dill dressing,
    Add 1/3 to a 1/2 cup of dressing to the chicken and then add the vegetables. Mix it altogether and cool in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
    Garnish with slices of tomato (if desired).
Keyword celery, carrots, chicken, dill, mayonnaise, sweet red peppers