{"id":4430,"date":"2010-09-07T19:26:26","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T01:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=4430"},"modified":"2010-09-07T19:26:26","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T01:26:26","slug":"apple-almond-chicken-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/07\/apple-almond-chicken-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple & Almond Chicken Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Few things are better than a really delicious chicken salad on some really delicious bread. \u00a0This chicken salad is really delicious.<\/p>\n

I have been convicted lately to use my cookbooks more. \u00a0I am often reminded of my dad saying to me and my sisters when I lived at home, “Why are you looking on the internet for a recipe? \u00a0You’ve got a whole bookcase full of cookbooks right here!”. \u00a0He only said it once, but he had a good point that has obviously stuck with me. \u00a0While I do still find myself browsing recipes on food sites, I am making an effort to use my cookbooks more and it is really paying off.<\/p>\n

This chicken salad recipe is from Rebecca Rather’s cookbook and is one of my favorites. \u00a0I have made and have blogged about many of them, and have yet to be disappointed. \u00a0I often focus on her sweet treats, but decided to delve into another section of the cookbook this weekend.<\/p>\n

I do prefer to use homemade items instead of store bought most of the time, but not for this recipe. \u00a0Rather instructs you to make your own mayonnaise. \u00a0This, I am sure, it spectacular. \u00a0She also includes a few ways to spice up your homemade mayo that make it extra special. \u00a0She suggests curry powder, saffron, garlic, chives or rosemary. \u00a0With the egg fiasco going on, and this whole pregnancy thing I’ve got going on, I figured raw eggs would not be the best choice for me…so I used store bought mayo. \u00a0I recently bought a bottle of Kraft Olive Oil mayonnaise that I used here, and I really liked it.<\/p>\n

Other than my laziness in the mayo department, I made minor changes to this recipe. \u00a0My changes are shown in the recipe below. \u00a0The only thing I left out completely was 1\/4 cup finely diced red onion. \u00a0I didn’t have one, so I just used 5 chopped green onions. \u00a0I also added the fresh tarragon. \u00a0Central Market sells a lovely tarragon chicken salad, so that was my inspiration.<\/p>\n

I served this chicken salad on ciabatta rolls with lettuce and tomato. \u00a0I ate some leftover today on a bed of lettuce. \u00a0The almonds still had some texture, so two days in the fridge will not turn your almonds into mush. \u00a0Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Apple & Almond Chicken Salad<\/h6>\n

Adapted from The Pastry Queen<\/a><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/p>\n