MANDARIN CHICKEN SALAD

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I wanted to have several lady friends over for a lite lunch meal on a hot Summer's day years back. Pondering on what to serve them, I came up with the idea of offering several interesting salads. Mandarin Salad sounded so good. After tasting it, I was stunned to have discovered such a refreshingly enjoyable dish. Why it was...

Provided by Kay Skipper

Categories     Salads

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 c cooked chicken, diced
1 c celery, diced
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp onion, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 c mayonnaise (i use kraft with olive oil or miracle whip)
1 c seedless grapes
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 pkg (2 ounce) slivered almonds, toasted
leaf lettuce
additional mandarin orange slices (optional)
clusters of green grapes (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Combine first 5 ingredients, stir well. Cover and chill. Add mayonnaise, grapes, oranges, and almonds to chicken mixture; toss well. Serve on lettuce. Garnish with additional orange slices and grape clusters, if desired.

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