Prepare yourself for the world’s most delicious chicken salad recipe! My friend Emily makes the most delicious chicken salad I have ever tasted (in addition to being a great decorators, extremely creative, a supreme ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) coordinator, thrift shopper extraordinaire, and a medical school graduate – yeah, my friends ROCK!) I asked her for the recipe after one bite and she said it was called “Seven C’s Chicken Salad.” 
I interpreted this homophone as “Seven Seas Chicken Salad.” I was very confused as I could not identify any seafood in the recipe, until Emily graciously explained my mistake. Even now I can’t help but talk a little pirate every time I make it, even though it contains no seafood at all! So join me and the Cap’in, “Argh Me Matey”, and try this delicious chicken salad. It’s great as a sandwich or on its own served on a bed of lettuce. Thanks for sharing Emily!
The original recipe calls for all mayonnaise and a tablespoon of sugar in the dressing. I like to substitute ½ Greek yogurt and leave out the sugar. I think it’s just as delicious and a bit lighter.
Emily’s Seven C’s Chicken Salad (AKA Bren’s Seven Seas Chicken Salad)
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Main Dish Salad
- Cuisine: American
Description
This recipe, which has 7 main ingredients, is an delicious twist on chicken salad. It’s great as a sandwich or on its own served on a bed of lettuce.
Ingredients
Salad
- 4 Chicken Breasts (grilled or boiled, chilled and shredded)
- 1/2 cup Celery (chopped)
- 1/4 cup Carrot (shredded)
- 1/4 cup Cashews (crushed)
- 1/4 cup Craisins
- 1 Tbsp Cilantro (minced)
- 1/8 tsp Curry Powder
Dressing
- 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt (the original recipe calls for all mayonnaise plus 1 Tbsp sugar)
- 1 Tbsp Milk
- 1 Tbsp Vinegar
Instructions
- Whisk dressing ingredients together (mayonnaise, greek yogurt, milk, vinegar).
- Place all seven salad ingredients (chicken, celery, carrot, cashews, craysons, cilantro, curry powder) in a bowl and add dressing until you reach the desired consistency. Serve immediately with bread or on a bed of lettuce. Store all leftovers in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 405
Keywords: chicken salad, seven c's chicken salad
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Stephanie
I love chicken salad and can’t wait to try this 7 seas version!!
★★★★★
claudia thompson
I just looked it up on the Internet, and “Craisins” is a registered trademark of Ocean Spray Cranberries, so that must be where I got that word from and didn’t realize it. 🙂
Anyway this looks delicious and I will certainly try it!
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Claudia, I just looked at my recipe tool and noticed that it autocorrected craisins to craysons! Good catch on your part. Sorry for the confusion!
claudia thompson
What are Craysons?
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Claudia, good question! Craisins are a U.S. brand name for sweetened dried cranberries. You can use any brand/type or even raisins.
claudia thompson
Oh okay. I wondered if that was so. I moved from the USA to the UK in 2007. Ans I thought maybe the purplish things in the sandwich picture looked like craisins; that’s what we used to call them. But thank you for confirming that!
Lindsay
This chicken salad recipe looks wonderful. I love the ingredients and the addition of cashews was brilliant.
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Thanks Lindsay! The cashews really do add a great taste and texture. Hope you try the recipe and let me know how you like it.
Elizabeth
That sounds really delicious! I will have to try it the next time I make chicken salad!
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Please let me know how you like the recipe, Elizabeth. It’s a family favorite at our house.