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Article: CHICKEN SALAD SAVVY : GOING BEYOND THE CLASSIC.(FOOD)(Recipe)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- August 15, 1996
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Byline: Natalie Haughton Daily News Food Editor
Classic chicken salad - with chunks of poultry blended with creamy mayonnaise or salad dressing, celery, onion and hard-cooked eggs - is old-fashioned comfort food that many of us grew up on.
It was served at picnics or as a cool midsummer meal, featured on luncheon or brunch menus or found its way into tomato or pineapple halves at bridal or baby showers. Granted, it could be dressed up with a few grapes, chopped cucumbers or walnuts, mustard or a few herbs, but many cooks relied on the basic theme - until the last decade or so.
As food tastes, ingredients and interesting combinations have come ...