Chicken Salad Ingredient Options–the Only Chicken Salad Recipe You’ll Ever Need

• 3 cups Cooked pastured chicken , cut in bite-sized pieces — or I use my pressure cooker to make a big batch of cooked chicken like I explained in this post and just pull it apart. (Then if you make a lot at once, you'll have more for other recipes later, a big time-saver!)

Dressing — play with this to see what you like, but I'll give  you the approximate amounts for one batch:

• 3/4 cup Homemade mayo — click that link for my simple 5-minute mayo, but for a variation, especially if you're trying to eat meals with no added sugars (like I was last month), then instead of the sugar and lemon juice or ACV that that recipe calls for, replace it with a good balsamic vinegar! This gives the chicken salad a dreamy flavor.
• 1/2 cup sour cream-- you could use more mayo and leave this out, or vice-versa
• A few cloves of fresh garlic (or 1 teaspoon garlic powder)
• 1-2 Tablespoons Organic Tamari (fermented soy sauce), start with a little and add more if you'd like, but it is salty so go slow.
• Add a little milk or cream if it seems dry
• Or instead of mayo, try mixing it up with one of my tasty dressings: It would be yummy mixed with my Homemade Poppyseed Dressing and lots of onions and celery mixed in, or maybe add in a spoonful of my Tangy Herb Salad Dressing to the mayo to give your chicken salad a real flavor punch.
• A small squirt of mustard depending on the taste you're going for

Vegetable options:

• 1 Onion, chopped small
• 2-3 stalks of organic celery, also chopped fairly small
• Finely diced radishes
• Diced cucumbers
• Chopped pickles or relish
• Diced jalapenos for a real zip

Seasoning options — experiment, but probably not all at once!

• 1 handful Fresh chopped parsley
• 1 handful Fresh chopped cilantro
• 1 teaspoon Curry powder or more to your taste
• 1 teaspoon Tarragon powder or more to your taste
• 1 teaspoon Garlic and/or onion powder (or more)
• Sea salt and plenty of pepper to your taste
• 1 dash Sriracha or more to your taste
• 1/2-1 Tablespoon Fresh or dried ginger

Fruit options:

• Organic raisins
• Sliced or chopped dried apricots
• Organic dried cranberries
• Organic grapes, cut in half
• Pineapple bits or chunks, maybe with a little of the pineapple juice!
• Organic apples chopped up small, these probably won't be as good the next day and may get brown, so you may not want to use this fruit if you're expecting there to be leftovers, or serve them on the side.
• Organic oranges, or mandarin oranges/clementines, cut into halves or thirds.

Nut options:

• Crispy pecans
• Crispy almonds
• Pistachios
• Cashews-- keep in mind that nuts may get soggy, so again, if you expect there to be leftovers, just serve these on the side.