chicken salad

Chicken Salad

My mother and father make the best chicken salad. It’s a joint effort; my dad assembles the ingredients, while my mom makes the dressing. It’s not exactly your standard chicken salad. They like to include chopped apple, for a sweet note, and also chopped green olives, for their tangy saltiness.

Ingredients :

• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon plum preserves
• 5 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/2 - 1 whole apple, cored and chopped
• 4 - 6 green olives, pitted and minced
• 1/4 red onion, chopped
• 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 3/4 pound cooked chicken breast, coarsely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1/3 head iceberg head lettuce, sliced and chopped