MADDIE DAY here, with a tasty summer salad for you. Read down for a giveaway.
This recipe will be in Murder in the Rusty Anchor, which I am polishing now, so I'm testing the dish on all of you! I'm happy to report that Hugh and I both loved it. The book is the sixth Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery and will be out in 2024 sometime.
Chicken Salad
A curried chicken salad is perfect for a summer evening. Tim put it together for a meal with Mac. The capers add a tangy touch.
Ingredients
2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or cubed (I used some from a store-bought rotisserie chicken)
1/2 cup red seedless
grapes, halved
1/2 cup pecans
1 tablespoon capers,
drained
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon curry powder
Salt
Pepper
Directions
Toast pecans in a dry,
cast iron skillet (or other dry frying pan) for about ten minutes or until
fragrant, shaking frequently. Roughly chop.
Mix mayonnaise and curry powder in bottom of serving bowl. Add other ingredients, plus pecans, and mix thoroughly. Increase mayo if you like and curry powder to taste, and add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve over salad greens
with a sliced baguette or a side of potato salad.
Book five in the Cozy Capers series will be out in August, and I find myself with one last ARC of Murder at a Cape Bookstore to give away!
Readers: What's your favorite use of cooked chicken, or your favorite summer salad?
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Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell) is a talented amateur chef and holds a PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha Award-winning and bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes award-winning short crime fiction. She lives with her beau and sweet cat Martin north of Boston, where she’s currently working on her next mystery when she isn’t cooking up something delectable in the kitchen.
My favorite way to cook chicken is to fried it.
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I have a very easy recipe. I open Costco’s Kirkland canned chicken place into bowl, microwave the 60 second Seeds of Change rice and quinoa packet then add to bowl, add a can of slice mushrooms, mix together and it is a fast and hot meal. Usually when my pantry is running low or I need a quick meal. Very tasty!
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Bake chicken. cheetahthecat1982ATgmailDOTcom
ReplyDeleteI use chunks of cooked chicken breasts in a casserole made with wild rice, sour cream, Duke's mayo, creamed soup, colby cheese, a lot of chopped celery, and topped with French fried onions for the last 15 minutes of baking. It's perfect comfort food; in fact, I'm making it tomorrow for a neighbor who's been in hospital and is coming home.
ReplyDeleteDelicious sounding recipe that I will be trying. Thanks for giving us an early chance to try it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy using canned salmon in salads like this too - especially in the summer time when one hates to heat up the kitchen on these hot and stuffy days.
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My favorite chicken is in a salad, of any kind! I’m excited to try your recipe. We also enjoy a simple chicken quesadilla with chicken, cheese and bacon and top with tomatoes and sour cream.
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DeleteI like to shred leftover chicken breast and stir it up with some barbecue sauce and heat it up in the microwave and put it on a hamburger bun. Nice and easy. ckmbeg (at) gmail (com)
ReplyDeleteI love a really good chicken salad! Your recipe looks delightful! Did you accidentally leave celery off your ingredient list? I think I see some in your bowl of unmixed ingredients. When I make this recipe, I will add halved green grapes, red onion, and dried cranberries for extra color and texture.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for your most creative recipes, Maddie! I love curry, and have not had a curry salad in years. I will try this deliciousness and be thinking about your protagonists. My favorite summer salad has to be Caprese Salad - bib lettuce, fresh mozarella, tomato slices and fresh basil with olive oil. Deliziosa I love reading all your series, and I so look forward to reading Murder At A Cape Bookstore! Multumesc Luis at Ole dot Travel
ReplyDeleteWe love to make chicken salad with the roterssiere chicken we get from Sam's as they sell their chicken so cheap and what we have leftover from that we make a chicken alfredo peggy clayton ptclayton2@aol.com
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to toast the pecans. That can make a great difference.
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Sounds good. I love the addition the toasted pecans. I can't pick a favorite for cooked chicken because it is so versatile. Sometimes I just like to add it to the green salad I'm making. sallycooie(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite summer salad goes by different names..ramen salad, Asian salad, and you add chicken...or shrimp.
ReplyDeleteSummer is a great time for rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. It works great in a pasta salad with mandarin oranges, green onion, spinach and toasted pecans. Also just toss some in a Cesar salad. Love the Cozy Capers series. Looking forward to Mac and Tim's next adventure! makennedyinaz at hotmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI like left over chicken in a salad. I've never had curry before, but your recipe sounds delicious. Time to try something new.
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My favorite way to use cooked chicken in the summer is:
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Mix to taste with Hellmann's mayo, salt and pepper, sweet relish. I like it simple and easy! Thank you for the chance to win. I love this series! aprilbluetx at yahoo dot com
Thank for sharing this yummy easy chicken salad - another way to use the rotisserie chicken! When we get the Costco rotisserie chicken for dinner (it's such a great buy), and of course we'll have left over. Hubby and I always brainstorm how to use them, like making enchiladas, tacos, taquitoes, lettuce wraps, chicken pot-pies, chow mien, and now chicken salad!
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I love this recipe! It is something I think my husband would love. THank you for sharing. My big thing to make with chicken is peach chicken right now. Sooooo yummy!
ReplyDeleteWe like to use cooked chicken in a Caesar salad. Another salad we like, although without chicken, is a corn and avocado salad with tomatoes, red onions, jalapeños and red bell peppers.
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I love to make chicken salad in the summer months. Usually what ever I have on hand, so it is always different. I love to make chicken salad, which is a lot like making tuna salad. I like making chicken and slicing it so it can be a sandwich or small slices go on top of a salad
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I enjoy making chicken salad as well. So tasty and a nice light meal served in a sandwich with chips when it is just too hot to cook. cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)com
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