Neiman Marcus Chicken Salad Copycat
This Neiman Marcus classic is one of the best summer deli salad recipes ever!
This Neiman Marcus Chicken Salad copycat makes for the perfect pause in any shopping trip. This twist on a deli salad includes chicken, celery, grapes and fresh parsley. Mixed with light mayo, it's a great lunch idea. You can serve this chicken salad copycat recipe on a salad, as a sandwich, or use it as a dip for crackers. No matter how you serve it, everyone will love this simple chicken salad. Healthy and satisfying...what more can you ask for? It's an easy summer salad recipe that doesn't require any cooking, making it easy and refreshing for warmer weather.
What's great about deli salads like this chicken salad recipe is that they are great for using up leftovers. In this case, using leftover chicken is a great way to speed up the process and use up those leftovers before they go to waste! Make this tasty chicken salad copycat for lunches or a nice summer picnic, and your family will be asking you to make it again and again.
Serves6
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 1/2 cup seedless purple grapes, cut in half
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Fresh ground pepper to taste
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
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In a large bowl, toss chicken, mayonnaise, celery, grapes and parsley together adding salt and pepper to taste.
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Just before serving, whip cream to soft peaks and gently fold into the chicken mixture.
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Toast almonds in a dry skillet until golden brown, and stir into the mixture, reserving a few for garnish.
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Serve the salad in lettuce leaf cups or spooned into croissants to make sandwiches.
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evansjoy 4064885
Jul 05, 2019
It would be nice to have instructions for cooking the chicken as well, rather than just listing "cooked chicken"
catlady6866 288727 4
Apr 03, 2018
I made this yesterday, and was disappointed. It's not all that it's cracked up to be! I followed the recipe exactly as written, but found the chicken salad to lack flavor. In my humble opinion, the best tasting chicken salad is made with a mixture of white dark meat, not only the breast meat.
Zeemer
Sep 22, 2016
I love chicken salad and the suggestions here for its use are really very much welcome. I don't include grapes in chicken salad or sandwich but I'd like to try it next time esp when used as salad or dip for crackers . The celery is okay but the parsely has a certain flavor I'd rather use with soups. I don't mind using pecan nuts with this salad. I want this with lots of pepper, a bit sugar and ordinary mayo, not diet mayo. Thanks for this copycat recipe from Neiman Marcus.
pennycalla1 351129 1
Nov 06, 2016
why are you rating this if you had not tried. this is a typical recipe for chicken salad recipe so when you add variations, maybe you should not comment and just add your own recipe
Baltisraul
Aug 23, 2017
My suggestion would be to submit your own recipe as this one had nothing that you liked, but yet you gave it 5 stars. lol classic!
arnts1ta
Sep 13, 2016
I love a good chicken salad recipe, so of course I can't wait to try this spin on chicken salad either as a side dish or as a sandwich. I've really good things about the food at Neiman Marcus, so I have to assume this would be great!
KathrynAllison
Jun 24, 2016
I'm not a big fan of chicken salad, but I've heard the food at the Neiman Marcus restaurant is very tasty, so I would definitely be willing to give this recipe a try.
Crafter 19342
Jun 14, 2016
I make Chicken salad all the time I like the addition of the whipping cream but I just can't see using grapes and almonds BestIdeaEver My recipe calls for a mix of white and dark meat chicken celery radishes bell pepper onion and Miracle Whip I think whipped cream would make a great addition to my recipe but I can't use it because my husband has diabetes and heart problems so I don't use it in his food at all In fact for him I even leave out the radishes bell peppers and onion or else he will get sick I also use this recipe after I make a ham I will take and cut most of the ham off the bones and then will take and make sure to get the scraps of ham off the bones and make ham salad for sandwiches or for use on a bed of…Read More leaf lettuce
BeckySue
Sep 05, 2016
Personally, I love grapes and pecans in chicken salad, but I also like the lemon poppy seed chicken salad for a change, too. All that matters is that you like it! I use recipes as an inspirational tool and make changes as needed, although sometimes for a new recipe, I follow it exactly before I try anything dangerous! lol
BeckySue
May 04, 2016
It's the whipping cream that elevates this chicken salad! One tip is to pull off the tough outer strings on the celery before dicing.
luvmyjava66 577618 3
Aug 02, 2016
I am not too smart when it comes to whipping cream. Do you whip it or do you just add it to the salad out of the carton? Please help. Thank you.
lidnab
Jul 07, 2017
It says to whip the whipping cream to soft peaks and fold it in at the last minute. I'll bet you could try a few other ways here. I'm going to try it for tomorrow...sounds so wonderful!
Princess Carolyn
Jan 26, 2016
This is really good - the dressing so creamy! It's a decadent recipe, but I suppose if it's made with light mayo then you don't need to worry as much.
mogollonaz 6104860
Sep 20, 2013
I have made this recipe for yrs and yrs. I always add walnuts to it too. Pecans work too. I make it with bow tie pasta too for a pasta salad, It has been a favorite salad of mine for yrs. I never had it at Neiman Marcus but have eaten it at Byerly's/Lund's in Minneapolis. Thats were I got hooked on it.
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