I wanted to make a special lunch for my mom for Mother’s Day this year and this chicken salad with almonds and grapes made the cut. I debated between serving it on a bed of lettuce or the croissant and as you can see, carbs won! This is one tasty sandwich. Don’t feel obligated to serve on a croissant. This would be great on it’s own or on a roll or toasted bread. While most will use chicken breast, I chose the dark meat from chicken thighs. There is just so much more flavor in this chicken salad because of the use of dark meat. I highly recommend it. However, it you are team chicken breast, go right ahead…you won’t hurt my feelings.
I served this with a fruit salad, and my Lime and Blackberry Fruit Salad would be perfect with this. I served a Chambord Kir Royale cocktail for a festive touch. Mom loved it.
To get started, chop up your onions, celery and tarragon. Cut your grapes in half. Pull your meat off the chicken thigh bones, or if you are using a rotisserie chicken, pull the dark meat off the thighs and chop. You are now ready to assemble the salad.
In a large bowl, add the chicken, onion, celery, almonds, tarragon and mayo. Stir everything to get to incorporate. Taste. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Stir in the grapes. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator to chill for one hour. This allows all the flavors to meld together and become absolutely yummy.
Once the salad is nicely chilled, simply slice the croissants in half diagonally and fill each with half the mixture. Top with the top half of the croissant. Serve with your favorite side and enjoy.
Looking for other chicken salad recipes? I’ve got several that are in regular rotation at my house. Be sure to check them out. If you try them, be sure to leave a review. I’d love to hear how you liked them.
Apricot Chicken Salad with Dill
Red Apple and Chicken Salad with Nut Clusters
Poppyseed Pasta Salad with Chicken, Almonds and Cherries
Chicken, Raspberry & Orange Salad
Chicken Salad With Almonds And Grapes
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Ingredients
- 2 Cooked chicken thighs, skin and bones removed and meat chopped (for convenience, use a rotisserie chicken)
- 2 Green onions, chopped
- 1 Large Celery stalk, chopped
- 1/2 Cup Red grapes, cut in half
- 2 Tbsp. Slivered almonds
- 4 Tbsp. Mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp. Fresh tarragon, chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 2 Croissants
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add the chicken, onion, celery, almonds, tarragon and mayo. Stir everything to get to incorporate. Taste. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir in the grapes and put in the refrigerator covered to chill for one hour.
- Slice the croissants in half diagonally and fill each with half the mixture. Top with the top half of the croissant. Serve with a side of fruit salad for a light and delicious lunch or brunch.
