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Hayman Island Chicken Salad

Hayman Island Chicken Salad

Ingredients

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  • 4 cups cooked chicken
  • 1 cup celery, chopped
  • 1 tbsp spring onion, chopped
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 1 avocado, flesh cut into cubes
  • 2 oranges, segmented (the original recipe called for tinned mandarin segments)
  • 1 can pineapple pieces
  • 2 tbsp slivered almonds, toasted
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
  • dash of tabasco sauce (optional)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  1. Combine the chicken, celery, spring onions, capers and lemon juice.
  2. Chill for 1 hour.
  3. Mix lemon zest, tabasco if using, and mayonnaise. Chill.
  4. At serving time, add the pineapple, avocado and oranges to the chicken mix.
  5. Gently add the mayonnaise and carefully mix through.
  6. Season to taste
  7. Top with almonds and serve.