Chicken salad
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Chicken salad is any salad composed primarily of chopped chicken meat. Like tuna salad, it is served as a creamy spread, and it is often used for sandwiches. Typically it is made with leftover or canned chicken in the United States and Europe.
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In one form, diced or shredded chicken (dark or white meat, or a combination of both) is dressed with mayonnaise, mustard , or sour cream. Fruits and vegetables may be added such as diced onions, celery, grapes, or apples. Some cooks add other seasonings, which might include curry powder, dill pickles. It can be added to fresh vegetable salads. Prepared salads offered for sale range from inexpensive mixes of finely shredded dark chicken in mayonnaise more expensive preparations of cubed breast meat in a variety of seasonings.
