Linny's Kitchen: Yummy Chicken Salad in Native Tomato Cups

Monday, August 2, 2010

Yummy Chicken Salad in Native Tomato Cups

Willow Tree Chicken Salad is on Sale this month at $.50 off a container!!!

Usually at this time of year it is so HOT that I have a very hard time wanting to turn on my oven and I am often looking for some cool dinner alternatives. Lucky for me Willow Tree Chicken Salad is a favorite in my house and is guaranteed to always be a hit. To bring it from a traditional lunch dish to a dinner dish is really quite easy!
One of my favorites is to use some of Rhode Island's local fresh tomatoes as a cup to hold the jazzed up salad. It looks great when entertaining friends and is so easy that you can make just one for a personal treat. For the tomato all you will need to do is cut off the top and core out the center with a pairing knife or melon baller. Serve over a bed of fresh Olivia's Spring Mix and enjoy!!

Here are few suggestions that I have to jazzing up your chicken salad (and almost all of the ingredients can be delivered on the Cowtruck!!)

Waldorf Chicken Salad:

1 Container of Willow Tree Chicken Salad
1 Rib of Celery Chopped
1/4 of a Red Onion Chopped
1/2 of a Red Yankee Apple Chopped
2 cups of Seedless Red Grapes Chopped
1/4 cup of Chopped Walnut (Pecans make a great substitute.)

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, cover and keep refrigerated.

Curried Chicken Salad:

1 Container of Willow Tree Chicken Salad
1 Rib of Celery Chopped
1/4 of Red Onion Chopped
1/2 cup of Golden Raisins or 2 cups of Green or Red Grapes halved
1/4 Sliced Almonds
1 tablespoon of Yellow Curry Powder
1 dash dried Nutmeg powder
1 dash of dried Cinnamon

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, cover and keep refrigerated.

Orange & Cranberry Chicken Salad:

1 Container of Willow Tree Chicken Salad
1 Orange peeled and chopped
1 Rib of Celery chopped
1 cup of dried Cranberries
1/4 of a chopped Red Onion

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, cover and keep refrigerated.

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Linny's Tip - Cooking and Storing Potatoes

Potatoes should be kept in a cool, dark place with good ventilation. The ideal storage temperature is 45 to 50ºF. At these temperatures, potatoes will keep for several
weeks. But don't store potatoes in the refrigerator! When kept below 40ºF, potatoes develop a sweet taste, due to the conversion of starch to sugar. This increased sugar causes potatoes to darken when cooked. If you store potatoes at room temperature, try to use them within a week or so.

Keep potatoes away from prolonged exposure to light, which causes them to turn green. This greening causes a bitter flavor. If potatoes develop green areas or start to sprout, just trim off these areas before using.

Always add potatoes to cold water to boil. This ensures that potatoes will cook evenly throughout.

Linny's Tip: Tomatoes

Did you know tomatoes are second in consumption to potatoes!

However, there is one important thing everyone should know about tomatoes and that is how to store them. Tomatoes do not like the cold at all. In fact when you keep them in the refrigerator they will become mealy and loose their robust flavor.

Instead store them in a cool dark place with their stem side down for ripe tomatoes. For those tomatoes that a not quite ripe leave them on a sunny window sill and soon they will turn bright red and juicy ready to honor any salad or BLT!