Chicken Salad with Mayo (Mayonezli Tavuk Salatasi)
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This is one of our favorite things to take to work for lunch. Simple and different and so very tasty!
Chicken Salad with Mayo (Mayonezli Tavuk Salatasi)
Binnur’s Turkish Cookbook
2 pieces of chicken breast, cooked, cut in medium size pieces
½ bunch dill, washed, drained, cut in small pieces
¼ red onion, sliced
3 fresh green onions, cut in small pieces
½ cup small pickled cucumbers (cornichons), cut in small cubes
1 cup mayonnaise
Mix all the ingredients in a medium sized cup, then transfer onto the serving plate. You may garnish with black olives. Serve any kind of meal as a salad on the side. Or it’s perfect for a sandwich using the corner of Turkish Bread.
MacGourmet Rating: 5 Stars
Dill Chicken Salad with Mayo
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Fresh dill, cornichon pickles, and both red & green onions flavor this easy mayo-based chicken salad recipe. One of our favorite sandwiches!
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🌱 Ingredient Spotlight: Dill
This recipe uses fresh dill which is an herb that can be found in the produce department of your grocery store.
Dill is super versatile and one of my very favorites to use in the kitchen.
When buying fresh dill, look for bunches that have fresh, vibrant green leaves. Dill leaves are wispy and delicate and therefore bruise and wilt very easily.
If fresh dill isn’t available (or doesn’t look good), freeze dried dill is a great substitute. It’s often found in jars right next to the fresh herbs.
With freeze dried herbs, I generally use the same amount that I’d use with fresh.
I use dried dill in many recipes as well. That can be found in the spice aisle in your supermarket.
Dried herbs tend to have a more concentrated flavor than fresh. So if substituting dried herbs, use about 1/3 to 1/2 of the amount of fresh herbs called for in the recipe.
Some of our favorite recipes using dill:
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Combine all spices into a large bowl and mix thoroughly into lean ground beef.
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- Lettuce – instead of iceberg lettuce, you can use romaine lettuce or spinach.
- Bun – use gluten-free buns instead of white bread buns to make this gluten-free.
- Vegetarian – the beef hamburger can be replaced with a plant-based burger to make this vegetarian.
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- Spicy – add chili pepper flakes or banana peppers while cooking to imbue heat into the dish
- Deluxe – add guacamole, crispy onions, or
- Kid-friendly – add crushed potato chips (ketchup chips!)
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Storage
Store the wet ingredients (lettuce, tomato, onion) separately from the dry ingredients (buns) in the fridge, and recombine when ready. Good for 2-3 days.
These ingredients don’t stand up well to freezing.
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