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Chicken Waldorf Salad
A tasty twist on the classic salad of apples and celery. Serve this dish as a main course salad or piled into
soft pita bread.
(Serves 4)

Ingredients:
2 cups chicken breast, cooked and cubed
2 cups apple, red or green, cored and chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 walnuts, chopped or pine nuts
1/3 cup (homemade) mayonnaise, recipe follows
1 head Boston lettuce
Pita breads

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, apples, celery, raisins and walnuts (pine nuts).
  2. Add the mayonnaise to the chicken and toss until coated.
  3. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  4. Serve on lettuce lined salad plated or serve as a sandwich, piled into soft pita breads.

Fresh Mayonnaise
Ingredients:
1 egg yolk*
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
2 pinches sugar
2 teaspoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 cup oil, safflower or corn

Directions:

  1. In a glass bowl, whisk together egg yolk and dry ingredients. 
  2. Combine lemon juice and vinegar in a separate bowl then thoroughly whisk half into the yolk mixture.
  3. Start whisking briskly, then start adding the oil a few drops at a time until the liquid seems to thicken and lighten, then increase the oil flow to a constant stream. 
  4. Once half of the oil is in add the rest of the lemon juice mixture. Continue whisking until all of the oil is incorporated. Leave at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours then refrigerate for up to 1 week.

*RAW EGG WARNING The American Egg Board states: "There have been warnings against consuming raw or lightly cooked eggs on the grounds that the egg may be contaminated with Salmonella, a bacteria responsible for a type of food poisoning.... Healthy people need to remember that there is a very small risk and treat eggs and other raw animal foods accordingly. Use only properly refrigerated, clean, sound-shelled, fresh, grade AA or A eggs. 

 
     
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