C is for Chicken Salad

Do you have a favorite recipe for chicken salad? I’m no foodie, so anything I throw together is usually accomplished by winging it. I tried something different with chicken salad a while back and decided it was a keeper. Don’t ask me for specific measurements because I don’t work that way (see above).

The secret ingredient for this chicken salad is, appropriately enough, another C word – Cauliflower. The cruciferous vegetable adds a bit of a crunch to the concoction, without overly altering the taste. It was just the boost it needed.

No fancy directions here, just chop up some cooked chicken, add mayonnaise and Miracle Whip salad dressing to get desired consistency (I use probably equal amounts of both), add a pinch of salt, pepper and whatever seasonings you like. Depending on how much chicken you’re starting with, take a floret or two of raw cauliflower and chop finely before adding it to the mix.

Chicken salad heaven.

(You can see I'm not a
 photographer either)

Adding chopped cauliflower to the chicken salad is a great way to sneak in a small amount of healthy veggies where they won’t be noticed by the vegetable-haters in your household. Fresh cauliflower doesn’t have an overpowering flavor and the color blends in with the chicken salad and dressings so no one will be the wiser.

There you have it … Cauliflowered Chicken Salad Concoction – brought to you today by the letter C.

I'm taking the A-Z Blogging Challenge, where I will post something from each letter of the alphabet on the corresponding day in April, except for Sunday, on at least one if not all four of my blogs. You can see my other blogs in the sidebar - More of Marie Anne.