Gee-Gee's Chicken Salad with Cantaloupe Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Gee-Gee's Chicken Salad with Cantaloupe Recipe). A flavorful blend of chicken, fruit, lemon, and ginger makes for a light and delicious chicken salad. This salad is perfect for special occasions, but easy enough to make at home any day. Serve it in a halved cantaloupe for a fabulous presentation!

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr30 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 cantaloupe halves

Gee-Gee's Chicken Salad with Cantaloupe Recipe

Ingredients

½ cup mayonnaise

¼ cup sour cream

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest

1 ½ teaspoons white sugar

½ teaspoon ground ginger

¼ teaspoon salt

2 cups cubed cooked chicken

1 ½ cups fresh blueberries

1 cup sliced celery

1 cup seedless green grapes

halved

½ cup sliced almonds

3 cantaloupes

halved and seeded

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Make the dressing by whisking the mayonnaise sour cream lemon juice lemon zest sugar ginger and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the chicken blueberries celery grapes and almonds; stir gently until evenly mixed. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Step 2

Spoon into cantaloupe halves to serve.

Nutritional Information

Gee-Gee's Chicken Salad with Cantaloupe Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 399.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 13.6g 27%

Carbohydrates: 37g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 4.6g 19%

Sugars: 30.1g

Fat: 23.7g 37%

Saturated Fat: 4.6g 23%

Cholesterol: 34.6mg 12%

Vitamin A Iu: 9606.2IU 192%

Niacin Equivalents: 7.1mg 55%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 30%

Vitamin C: 110.2mg 184%

Folate: 75.2mcg 19%

Calcium: 77.1mg 8%

Iron: 1.1mg 6%

Magnesium: 71.4mg 26%

Potassium: 993.5mg 28%

Sodium: 287.2mg 12%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 213.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.