Chicken Salad just sounded refreshing for dinner. Harley Man was in Denver one day last week and I thought it might taste good after a long day. It was also the hottest day of the year so far and I was in the mood for something "summery". I don't know what I was thinking but decided to make a peach pie as well.
Deciding this was the way to go I searched for a chicken salad recipe with a little spice. It sounded so good but did not make the "usual" mayo based recipe. Winner winner, chicken salad dinner I found one. Boy, I thought it would be a recipe that would be fairly quick to make - I planned on using a store bought rotisserie chicken. It wasn't "meant to be" fairly quick. The grocery store's rotisserie oven wasn't working earlier that morning and the chicks wouldn't be ready for another hour or so. Forget that idea. I was on a mission and picked up a nice little whole chicken. Starting from scratch.
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| Don't chickens have the "gizzards" any more? This one had none. It was a heartless chicken. |
The kitchen was so hot. Holy hotness. Boiling water. And the oven was on since it would be so lovely to make a peach pie. (I cheated though and bought the pie crust. No waiting on that item).
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| I hated those peaches. They looked like apples. Not that apples are bad. They're good. It's just peaches are peaches and shouldn't resemble apples. |
I did mention it was the hottest day of the year so far, right? Outside it reached 101 and inside it seemed just as hot. Even though all that hotness was going on it was a fun afternoon. Cranked up the stereo and had fun in the kitchen.
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| Spicy Chicken Salad |
Spicy Chicken Salad:
1/2 cup olive oil
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
3 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
4 cups diced cooked chicken...The rotisserie chicken at the grocery store would be so handy :)
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 red onion
3/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeno, diced...I added the seeds as well.
Whisk the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Mix in the chick, bell pepper, onion, cilantro and chili powder. Of course salt and pepper to taste as well. I had sea salt on hand so that went in the party. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
I made our sandwiches with a flour tortilla, lettuce, taco sauce and a dab of sour cream. Probably more than a dab. I was wishing the grocery store had the garden tortillas, but I was out of luck. They were still yummo.
There was some of the chicken salad leftover a couple of days later - and Harley Man added a can of Rotel, plus a can of white Mexican cheese sauce and it turned into a great dip.
The peach pie was pretty :) but the pickins' were slim for peach produce at the grocery store. It kind of tasted like a rhubarb pie. Harley Man still thought it was good. That's all that counts.
Grandma Becker's entry for July 29, 1990
"Beautiful A.M. 3/4 inch rain last night more in other places. Baked a pie. Deviled eggs, cleaned, vegetables etc. too. Get ready for supper sure enjoyed having Dorothy, Robert and Jeanie here. Church at 9:30am. Home for dinner. Rested pretty much in PM. Fixed ham sandwiches etc. They left at 8. Gerald & I did up the dishes and read before we had our Scrabble game. Bed at 10:30".
It's a great day to be alive, make it a great day!
xoxo
Melody
