Easy Amish Inspired Chicken Salad (Healthy Recipe)
This Amish chicken salad recipe is deliciously healthy and made with whole food, simple ingredients. Homemade butter mayonnaise, freshly baked chicken, crisp onions, and sweet apples make this Amish recipe perfect for old fashioned chicken salad sandwiches!
Servings 4
Equipment
- 1 chef knife
- 1 rubber spatula
- 1 high speed blender
- 1 large bowl with lid
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Vegetable peeler
Ingredients
- 1 to 1 1/2 lb baked and cooled boneless skinless chicken breasts (or the breasts from 1 whole baked chicken)
- 1 small red or yellow onion (or about half of a medium sized onion)
- 1 small or medium apple (or 1 cup red or green grapes)
- 3 hard boiled eggs (to make easy mayonnaise sauce)
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 tsp celery seed
- 1/8-1/4 cup filtered water
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup softened butter
Instructions
- Add hard boiled eggs, softened butter, sour cream, water, apple cider vinegar, mustard, celery seed, salt, and black pepper to a high speed blender and blend until creamy, stopping to scrape the edges with a rubber spatula occasionally.
- Dice chicken breast, onions and apple into small pieces, about 1/8 inch cubes.
- Add chicken mixture to a large bowl with mayonnaise mixture and give it a good stir, thoroughly combining all of the ingredients until it reaches a creamy consistency.
- Cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors to meld and the moisture to be absorbed into the chicken pieces.
- Garnish with sliced green onions if you like, and enjoy!