Neiman Marcus Chicken Salad

I've tried a variety of chicken salad recipes.  This one is by far my favorite!!  I love the sweet, crunchy salad on a kaiser roll- yum!

 

Adapted from Saveur.com

 

Famed Texas cook Helen Corbitt created this rich chicken salad for the café menu at Neiman Marcus department stores in the 1950s. It's delicious on toasted multigrain bread with lettuce and tomato

Makes about 6 cups

1 lb. cooked chicken breasts, cut into ½″ cubes

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup thinly sliced celery

1 cup halved purple grapes

½ cup sliced almonds, toasted

1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley

1 tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste

½ cup whipped cream

Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Combine chicken, mayonnaise, celery, grapes, almonds, parsley, and salt in a bowl. Add whipped cream and pepper; fold to combine.

Makes about 6 cups