What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Table Food: Strawberries Stuffed with Chicken Salad! Has anyone noticed the ginormous strawberries lately? I was beginning to wonder if I fell asleep for a few years, like Rip Van Winkle, and awoke to discover that gigantic plants have overrun the earth. Ordinarily I’d serve chicken salad on a cantaloupe wedge, but guess who has competition now. May the better fruit win.
STRAWBERRIES STUFFED WITH CHICKEN SALAD
Ingredients:
2 romaine lettuce leaves, washed
2 extra-large strawberries, washed
1/2 cup cooked chicken, shredded
2 tablespoons celery, finely chopped
1 tablespoon almonds, chopped
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Mint leaves, for garnish
Instructions:
Place romaine lettuce leaves on two salad plates. Set aside. Carefully slice strawberries, creating a pinwheel, without cutting through the bottom. Transfer each strawberry to the prepared salad plate. In a bowl, combine shredded chicken, chopped celery, almond pieces, and mayonnaise. Mix well. Fill each strawberry pinwheel with chicken salad. Garnish with mint leaves. Serve chilled.
You know, I like a bit of sweet in my chicken salad. I usually add raisens and walnuts but this would do the trick also.
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I do, too. However, I’ve had guests “pick” out those little extras. lol 🍃🍓
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Lovely recipe and I have everything on hand.
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Boom! We’ve got ourselves a winner! 💥🍃🍓
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They look like giant strawberries! Here the strawberries are possibly too small but will give it a go!
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Perhaps a scoop of chicken salad on a bed of sliced strawberries will suffice. 🍃🍓
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Same, as Ashley. I haven’t come across such berries as these beauties. I will have to stick to strawberries and cream.
Joanna
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Always a winner, in my opinion. 🍃🍓
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How pretty is this?!
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Pretty enough to eat, I hope. 🍃🍓
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That’s the coolest idea, Gail!!
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I just couldn’t believe the size of these strawberries! 🍃🍓
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You are right. I was so impressed by the idea itself that I missed that important fact 😂
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Wow!! Now that’s a strawberry of epic proportions! What a wonderful use of them, to stuff a strawberry, who’d of thought?
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Right? It’s the best I could do. lol 🍃🍓
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We do this with cantaloupe often…such a great idea to change up a favorite!
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It’s wonderful with cantaloupe and green grapes, isn’t it?! 😍🌿
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Very Innovative!!!
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Thanks very much. 🍃🍓
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Sweet and savory is always a winning combination.
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And if that doesn’t strike your mood…strawberries are divine eaten alone. 🍂🍓
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This is the truth.
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So creative🌷 and delicious🍓
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Strawberrylicious. 🍃🍓
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The strawberries add a great deal to this delicious preparation because they contain vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants, all of which have numerous health benefits.
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Hurray for strawberries. 🍂🍓
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