Lemon Tarragon Chicken Salad
"This is my favorite chicken salad. It is quick to prepare and although it contains mayonnaise it has a light, refreshing flavor. I am always asked for the recipe when I serve it. Enjoy!"
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- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 3⁄4 cup finely chopped celery
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄4 cup chopped red onion
- 1 -2 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
directions
- Bring a large pan of water to boil.
- Add breasts, reduce heat to med/low, cover and simmer until chicken is just cooked through (about 12 minutes).
- Cool.
- Mix celery, mayonnaise, onion, tarragon (start with 1 T. and increase as taste dictates), lemon juice, and zest.
- Cut chicken into 1/2 inch cubes and add to mayonnaise mixture.
- Season with salt and pepper.
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Reviews
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So yummy and refreshing! I had fresh tarragon that I had to use up so I thought I'd try this. Definitely a repeater! -
Enjoyed the fresh lemon juice/zest. I only had dried tarragon on hand but I am sure it would be even that much tastier with the fresh. Thanks Mama! Roxygirl -
lovely recipe, thank you! i used japanese mayo as that's what we have, and i used less than a quarter cup (making for 2), 30grams. i also added a bit of pumpkin seeds and pine nuts which went really well with the whole thing. served over salad leaves, it was dellicious! -
I've been making this since it first appeared in Bon Appetit in a spring issue about six years ago...? Adding walnuts (toasted) is really good, too. -
Lovely flavour, we enjoyed it served as a sandwich on a bun with a bowl of soup for supper. Love the tarragon,had to use dried, no fresh around yet. I used no fat mayo; not quite as much as was called for; not half a cup but not a quarter cup. The combination of tarragon,red onion, celery and the lemon zest made for lots of flavour and a little crunch. I used leftover roasted chicken drumsticks for the meat, worked out very well. Thanks for posting, I will be making it again.
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