Gee-Gee’s Chicken Salad with Cantaloupe

Description

A flavorful blend of chicken, fruit, lemon, and ginger makes for a light and delicious chicken salad. This salad is perfect for special occasions, but easy enough to make at home any day. Serve it in a halved cantaloupe for a fabulous presentation!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1 ½ teaspoons white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 ½ cups fresh blueberries
  • 1 cup sliced celery
  • 1 cup seedless green grapes, halved
  • ½ cup sliced almonds
  • 3 cantaloupes, halved and seeded

Instructions

  1. Make the dressing by whisking the mayonnaise
  2. sour cream
  3. lemon juice
  4. lemon zest
  5. sugar
  6. ginger
  7. and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the chicken
  8. blueberries
  9. celery
  10. grapes
  11. and almonds; stir gently until evenly mixed. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  12. Spoon into cantaloupe halves to serve.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 6

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