"Inspired by Martha's Tea Room in Ocean Springs, MS, this is a grown-up, southern tea room style chicken salad, made with chicken, red onion, apples, grapes, and pecans and a secret ingredient of fruit chutney...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup celery
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1 cup red onion
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1 small Granny Smith apple
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1/4 cup chopped pecans
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1 cup red seedless grapes
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2 to 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
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2 tablespoons homemade or commercial fruit chutney (mango, peach, apple or mixed)
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Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
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3 to 4 cups shredded or chopped cooked chicken
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Freshly baked, over-sized croissants, white or whole wheat bread, preferably homemade
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Additional mayonnaise for the bread
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Curly lettuce and tomato, optional