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Lemon Basil Chicken Salad

June 4, 2018 By cookingintherockies 5 Comments

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Lemon Basil Chicken Salad

Lemon Basil Chicken Salad is an easy and light summer salad packed full of flavor with delicious lemon and fresh basil from the garden. A new favorite for sure!

Oh, happy day! That time of year when light and healthy foods just sound like the only thing that you want to eat! When it’s warm out, cool foods always sound like the best thing to eat. I made this Lemon Basil Chicken Salad with that thought in mind exactly.

This beautiful dish was last weeks contribution to the tennis picnic. It seems as though the ladies always like chicken salad but I am a little bored of the “normal” version. Since my basil is going gangbusters in my garden I thought it would be a fun addition to chicken salad and what’s better than the flavors of lemon and basil together? Turns out not much. The fresh basil and lemon with chicken and not overly “mayonaised” salad are kinda perfect together. I served mine in lettuce cups and can’t wait to serve it between two slices of white bread and a big tomato slice!

Next time you make chicken salad give this version a try. Something new and tasty! 🙂

Lemon Basil Chicken Salad

It’s so pretty served on crisp romaine lettuce or served between two slices of soft white bread!

This past week has been pretty spectacular in the weather department. It’s been a little hot but that’s alright in my book. We decided to take a walk/hike and were headed to Deer Creek Valley (which is a favorite hike of mine) and drove by South Valley Park. I have driven by this park 100 times before and never been up there. So we stopped here for our walk. Such a nice surprise. It was a lovely walk (perfect for lowlanders and families with kiddos) as there is very little elevation gain and it’s a level trail that is maintained very well. As you can see from the pictures, the views are amazing too. Wow! An added bonus to the walk was the nesting raptors in the red rock formations. It’s a protected site so there were a plethora of nesting birds.  I was lucky enough to capture this red tail hawk and her babies hidden in a safe place. Baby birds are always so cute and I get a kick out of the fact the “big” birds are always white and fluffy as babies. I noticed this in the Galapagos last year as well. Love the babies.

Enjoy the week and stay tuned for fun some news over the next couple of weeks! 🙂

South Valley Park

Seriously! Check out how beautiful this is. Looking South from in between the “hogback” and the foothills. This isn’t too far from Red Rocks Amphitheater so it shares a lot of the same features of the red rocks jutting out of the ground! Very special view and it was so green! I want to go back in a couple of weeks as the wildflowers will be in full bloom!

Red Tail Hawk

I was so lucky to even see the nest but to actually capture this precious shot of momma redtail hawk and her chicks. Look how big the feet are on the little guy up front!

Lemon Basil Chicken Salad
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Lemon Basil Chicken Salad

Lemon Basil Chicken Salad is an easy and light summer salad packed full of flavor with delicious lemon and fresh basil from the garden. A new favorite for sure! Try it tucked inside some crisp romaine lettuce or in-between 2 slices of your favorite bread! A great picnic salad that everyone will enjoy!
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword Chicken Salad Recipe, Lemon Basil Chicken salad
Prep Time 15 minutes minutes
Servings 0 people
Author Heather Blake

Ingredients

  • 3 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup finely diced celery
  • 1/4 cup minced shallots
  • 1 lemon, zested
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 cup mayonaise
  • 2 teaspoons dijon mustard

Instructions

  • In a large bowl combine all the ingredients and mix until well incorporated. Cover and refrigerate for at least a half an hour before serving. 
  • Serve in lettuce cups or with a good bread. 

Filed Under: Gluten free, Main Courses, Protein Dishes, Recipes, Salads and Salad Dressings Tagged With: basil, chicken salad, chicken salad recipe, easy chicken salad, jefferson County open space, lemon, Lemon Basil Chicken Salad, red rocks, redtail hawks, Rocky Mountain Cooking

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  1. Sheila says

    June 5, 2018 at 10:20 AM

    I was so surprised how good this lemon basil chicken salad is. It was a refreshing twist to the usual chicken salad that we have. Thank you so much for sharing the recipe. My family loves it.

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    • cookingintherockies says

      June 11, 2018 at 8:54 AM

      Wow! THanks Sheila! Happy that you liked it!

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    • cookingintherockies says

      June 11, 2018 at 8:54 AM

      Wow! THanks Sheila! Happy that you liked it!

      Reply
    • cookingintherockies says

      June 11, 2018 at 8:54 AM

      Wow! THanks Sheila! Happy that you liked it!

      Reply
  2. Linda M says

    June 4, 2018 at 11:13 AM

    5 stars
    Your chicken salad looks and sounds fabulous Heather. We are near Morrison and got lots of hail just a few days ago. It destroyed my sage, which is clinging to life, plus lettuce and tomatoes … Rebuilding veges and items lost in small, but rapidly falling deep hail. Best regards and thank you!

    Reply

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