When I think of classic chicken salad, I think of shredded chicken with a heavy amount of mayo, and that’s pretty much it. Chicken salad has always been on of my favorite things to eat, either on a bed of lettuce, on a sandwich, or in a wrap.
Sometimes I feel like it’s hard to get enough vegetables in each day, so lately I’ve been making chicken salad, and adding in lots of fresh, organic (or even from our garden), chopped vegetables. Almost like a chopped salad, but with yummy mayo to hold it together and make it really creamy and delicious.
This recipe is fun, because you can add any vegetables you like. The staples in my recipe are always diced carrot, diced celery, diced bell pepper (any color you’d like), diced red onion, sliced scallions, and finely chopped cilantro. This is a recipe that is so easy to whip up, and have around in the fridge for emergency meals. It could make a weeks worth of lunch options, or even a small snack, or dinner.
I love having a big batch of this chicken salad in the fridge for when I need a meal, and don’t feel like cooking. When following a diet based on eating real food, it’s always nice to have easy meals around. To make this recipe even easier to throw together, you can purchase a good quality rotisserie chicken from your local health food store. We are guilty of grabbing either The Naked Bird, or herb rubbed rotisserie chickens from Whole Foods for an easy dinner. They aren’t organic chickens, but they are Bell and Evans air chilled, and they are made fresh daily, so it’s a good option in our minds for as close as we can get to “fast food.”
Another option for this recipe that can help expedite the time needed to make it, and enhance the flavor is using Sir Kensington’s mayonnaise. We LOVE Sir Kensignton’s, and it really adds amazing flavor to any recipe you are creating that uses mayonnaise. It puts any homemade Paleo mayo to shame, because the flavor is just so darn good. Sir Kensington’s also has 3 different flavor options for mayo, the classic (which we LOVE), the sriracha (we have yet to try), and the chipotle (which we also love!) The classic mayo is my favorite for this chicken salad recipe, but the chipotle would be a fun, spicy twist to change things up a bit. Since this mayo is very well flavored, you probably wouldn’t need to add any additional sea salt to this recipe to enhance the flavor, but I always love a little extra cracked black pepper.
If you choose to make this recipe using a homemade mayo, then I would recommend adding a pinch of sea salt (pink Himalayan is our top choice always), and a dash of garlic powder, and black pepper. However, we really recommend trying the Sir Kensington’s, because it is seriously AMAZING. Not only do they make awesome mayo, but they also make the best ketchup ever, and a few varieties of delicious mustard as well. Pretty much your one stop shop for condiments.
Sir Kensington’s Discount Code:
Sir Kensington’s were kind enough to offer a coupon code for all of our readers from now until November 21st. Upon checkout, use the code “primalmayo” for 15% off your order!
And A Giveaway!
We also are offering a giveaway with Sir Kensington’s Mayo. Just comment below (whatever you’d like to say-preferably something nice) to enter to win a sample pack of Sir Kensington’s products and a copy of our first cookbook, Make it Paleo (which will be fun to have before it’s sequel, Make it Paleo II comes out this February!)
Happy cooking, and good luck!
I absolutely love the sir Kensington mayo. I have only tried the chipotle flavor, but it was amazing. I used it to make a Mexican inspired tuna salad.
also, thank you for the amazing recipes. I am new to paleo and find your website and app a very helpful resource!
Keep sing this mayo pop up on IG and now on here…MUST…ORDER…NOW! Also, love your photos! Thanks for recipe! Can’t wait to try it 🙂
Keep seeing this mayo pop up everywhere! MUST ORDER NOW! Love your IG feeds and your photos are BOMB! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Mayonnaise is my favorite condiment. I haven’t heard of Kensington before but I would love to try it.
oooooooooooooohhh…I would LOVE to try this brand! Sounds delish.
I would love to try Sir Kensington’s (mainly because Juli is constantly raving about the stuff)! Don’t have a WF in my little neck of the woods in NEPA, and my local Wegman’s doesn’t sell it! This blog is truly awesome and inspires me more and more to lead a paleo/primal lifestyle.
I haven’t tried it yet, but I would love to. My homemade mayo making has not been very successful as of yet. :/
I don’t have access to Sir Kensington’s at any of our stores and have been wanting to try it. I love, love, love your book and would like to give it as a gift this holiday season. Thanks for all you do.
I would love to try it!
I love your blog and the beautiful photos. I haven’t tried Sir Kensington’s products yet, but I would love to. My homemade mayo has not worked out too well. :/
JUST finished my first jar of Sir Kensington’s chipotle mayo! Totally obsessed. Love all of the recipes on this site and would love to try some from the book!
Literally JUST finished my first jar of Sir Kensington’s chiptole mayo. Totally obsessed. Love the recipes from this site and would love to try out some from the book!
I’ve just started looking into the paleo diet. These look amazing.
I would love to try out the mayo flavors!
Long gone are the days of slowly drizzling olive oil into the blender!! Three cheers for Sir Kensingtons!! Hip hip Hooray!!! I have never tried them but I am excited to give them a shot!
Long gone are the days of watching YouTube videos of making mayo…and slowly drizzling in the olive oil! Three cheers for Sir Kensigntons!! I have never tried it but, I am excited to give it a whirl!
Sir Kensington’s AND Make it Paleo?? Awesome!
Oh my goodness! This combo prize is fantastic! I love Sir Kensington’s regular mayo & chipotle mayo! Haven’t tried the other varieties though! My husband & I would love this!
oh my goodness! What a fantastic combo prize! We have tried the chipotle & regular mayos. Would love to try more varieties!
Great Recipe! Definitely going to try this Mayo, from the reviews it seems amazing. Plus, a discount code!!! YAYYY
The chicken salad looks delicious , think I will make it for my lunches this week ! Fun giveaway, thanks for the chance!
Every time I make mayonnaise I fail. Being able to indulge in it once again would make my day 🙂
I would love to try the mayonnaise to make tuna and chicken salad. Looking forward to Make It Paleo II.
What a perfect giveaway combination! Would love to put all that Sir Kensington’s in my pantry and create healthy meals from your first “baby book!” Thanks for the generous giveaway!
Well, if this isn’t the perfect giveaway duo! Would love to add Sir Kensington’s to my pantry and cook from your first “baby book!” Thanks for the fantastic giveaway Bill & Haley!
This recipe looks and sounds delicious! You have my mouth watering and I might have to make it today. I also love the blue bowls
Chicken is the only meat protein I can eat so I’m super excited to check these out in the chicken salad recipe. Thanks for the opportunity to win the samples and especially the book!
I had never heard of this brand, all of the items look amazing. The jars are absolutely adorable and I love the real glass! Your cookbook looks mouth watering and I hope to win but if not will certainly check it out.
I love this mayo but have never tried the others – thanks for the opportunity!
I’d love to try these different flavored mayonnaises — and the cookbook would be great to give me some ideas on things to make with them!
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Love chicken salads of all kinds. Thanks for the recipe.
I’d love to try the ketchup. My family if not fooled by my home made paleo versions.
I’d love to try the ketchup. My family isn’t fooled by my homemade paleo versions.
I would love to win the mayo–I’ve had many epic fails!
I would love to try this!!
Can’t wait to try the mayo– I’ve been looking for an acceptable “cheat”! Thanks for the rec, and for the idea to stuff more veggies in my chicken salad. Brilliant!
Thank you all for entering. The giveaway is now closed. The winner has been notified via the e-mail address associated with their Primal Palate account. -Kara