Old-Fashioned Chicken Salad Recipe

Hands-On Time:
25 Mins
Total Time:
2 Hours 25 Mins
Yield:
4 to 6 servings
Mary Allen Perry

This old-fashioned recipe harkens back to our great-grandmother's day when a well-seasoned mix of chopped chicken and celery were bound together with homemade mayonnaise and a generous splash of fresh lemon juice. Boiled eggs and pickled relish were optional. Large hens, simmered until tender, yielded both white and dark meat for maximum flavor.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chopped cooked chicken
  • 2 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 3/4 teaspoon table salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • Dash of ground red pepper
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • Fresh parsley, for garnish

How to Make It

Step 1

Gently toss together first 9 ingredients in a bowl. Fold in 1/2 cup of the mayonnaise; cover and chill 2 hours.

Step 2

Stir in remaining 1/4 cup mayonnaise. Spoon chicken salad into a serving dish; sprinkle with paprika.

Recipe Revival: Southern Classics Reinvented for Modern Cooks (2016; Time Inc. Books)

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