Chicken Salad with Relish

This homemade chicken salad with relish is super easy to make and loaded with sweet and savory flavors that make it the ultimate sandwich filler. It's bold, creamy, and packed with sweet and crunchy apples, celery, nutty almonds, tender chicken, and a sweet yet tangy pickle relish.

📝 Ingredients

• 1 whole rotisserie chicken, (about 5 cups chopped chicken)
• 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 cup diced apple, (a firm variety)
• 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish
• 1/2 cup toasted almonds
• 1/2 cup chopped scallions
• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon fresh chopped dill
• salt and pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Place the almonds in a small dry skillet. Set over medium heat. Toss and brown for 3-5 minutes, until golden. Turn off the heat. Meanwhile, chop all the procduce.
2. 2Remove the skin from the chicken and pull the cooked meat off the bones. Place all the chicken meat on a cutting board and roughly chop. Discard the skin and bones.
3. 3Set out a large mixing bowl. Place the chicken in the bowl. Then add the mayonnaise, celery, diced apple, sweet pickle relish, toasted almonds, scallions, Dijon mustard, and dill.
4. 4Stir well to evenly mix all the ingredients. Taste, then salt and pepper as needed.
5. 5Cover and chill until ready to serve. (Chicken salad always tastes better after it has time to rest and chill. If possible, make a day ahead.)