cucumber cups with chicken salad
Light and refreshing for an appetizer. Great for a shower!
prep time
35 Min
cook time
method
Refrigerate/Freeze
yield
36 pieces (approximately)
Ingredients
- 4 - large cucumbers
- 1 - large carrot
- CHICKEN SALAD
- 1 - deli cooked chicken, diced small (italian herb flavored)
- 1/2 - medium fuji apple, diced small
- 1/2 cup red/green seedless grapes, diced small
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced small
- 1/4 cup walnut pieces, chopped small
- 3/4 teaspoon mrs dash (garlic and herbs)
- 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons vanilla yogurt
- 7 tablespoons miracle whip
How To Make cucumber cups with chicken salad
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Step 1Finely dice the chicken, apples, onion, and walnuts. Place in large bowl with 2 T lemon juice and stir until coated.
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Step 2Fold in grapes and cranberries. Stir in Mrs Dash and Poultry Seasoning.
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Step 3In a small bowl, add yogurt and miracle whip; combine until thoroughly mixed. Add this to chicken mixture and combine until thoroughly mixed. NOTE: you may not need all of the yogurt/mayo mixture depending upon how much coating you like Cover and place in refrigerator.
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Step 4Meanwhile, wash cucumbers and remove strips of the peel using a vegetable peeler so it looks like alternating light and dark strips.
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Step 5Cut cucumbers into 1 to 1-1/2 inch thick slices. All slices should be level with each other.
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Step 6Using melon baller, scoop out most of the inside. Leave the walls and a thick portion of the bottom intact.
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Step 7Using large side of melon baller, fill each cucumber cup with chicken salad.
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Step 8Scrap carrot with vegetable peeler to remove the outside. Shred carrot with grater and top each cucumber cup with a litte bit of the carrot.
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Step 9NOTE: The remainder can be served in crossiants as sandwiches.
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Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Category:
Poultry Appetizers
Category:
Vegetable Appetizers
Ingredient:
Chicken
Culture:
American
Method:
Refrigerate/Freeze
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