Southern Chicken Salad
Yields: 10-12 Servings
 
Ingredients
  • 6 cups chopped cooked chicken
  • 1 1⁄2 cups seedless green grapes, halved
  • 1 1⁄2 cups thinly sliced celery
  • 1 cup Spiced Pecans (recipe follows)
  • 1⁄2 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
  • 1⁄3 cup thinly sliced shallot
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons cane syrup, such as Steen’s
  • 1 tablespoon cane or cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Garnish: celery leaves, fresh rosemary
  • Pita bread, to serve
Instructions
  1. In a large bowl, stir together chicken, 
grapes, celery, Spiced Pecans, onion, and shallot. Set aside.
  2. In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, cane syrup, vinegar, rosemary, salt, and pepper; add to chicken mixture, stirring to combine. Cover, and refrigerate up to 3 days. Garnish with celery leaves and rosemary just before serving, if desired. Serve with pita wedges.
Recipe by Taste of the South at https://tasteofthesouthmagazine.com/southern-chicken-salad/