Chicken Salad with Relish
This homemade chicken salad with relish is super easy to make and loaded with sweet and savory flavors that make it the ultimate sandwich filler. It's bold, creamy, and packed with sweet and crunchy apples, celery, nutty almonds, tender chicken, and a sweet yet tangy pickle relish.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 268kcal
Ingredients
- 1 whole rotisserie chicken, about 5 cups chopped chicken
- 1 ¼ - 1 ½ cups mayonnaise
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup diced apple, a firm variety
- ½ cup sweet pickle relish
- ½ cup toasted almonds
- ½ cup chopped scallions
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped dill
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place the almonds in a small dry skillet. Set over medium heat. Toss and brown for 3-5 minutes, until golden. Turn off the heat. Meanwhile, chop all the procduce.
- Remove the skin from the chicken and pull the cooked meat off the bones. Place all the chicken meat on a cutting board and roughly chop. Discard the skin and bones.
- Set out a large mixing bowl. Place the chicken in the bowl. Then add the mayonnaise, celery, diced apple, sweet pickle relish, toasted almonds, scallions, Dijon mustard, and dill.
- Stir well to evenly mix all the ingredients. Taste, then salt and pepper as needed.
- Cover and chill until ready to serve. (Chicken salad always tastes better after it has time to rest and chill. If possible, make a day ahead.)
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Notes
If you are not sure how creamy you want your chicken salad, add 1 ¼ cup of mayonnaise first. You can always add more if desired.
This homemade chicken salad will keep well in the refrigerator for up to 5 days when stored in an airtight container. Prep this recipe beforehand for meal prepping for chicken salad sandwiches.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 274mg | Potassium: 154mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 152IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg