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When you visit northern Michigan, everything food related involves cherries, tart cherries to be specific. Tart cherries bring some wonderful tangy bright flavor to dishes.
In this recipe, we’re adding tart cherries to create the most delicious chicken salad. We’re adding crunch from celery and nuts too. It’s delicious on a bed of lettuce and between two slices of whatever bread you prefer.
The flavors of Moroccan Twist go so nicely with stone fruit, and cherries are fantastic with the cinnamon, cardamon and allspice. Not sweet, just a great bright aromatic flavor.
The health benefits of cherries are plentiful, so enjoy this as “health food” if you like.
Notes
This is a go-to recipe for using leftover chicken (or turkey). Any pre-cooked chicken works, diced up it's crying for the flavorful Moroccan Twist spices to make a chicken salad like no other.
Ingredients
- 3 cups Chicken, chopped or shredded (great use for Rotisserie chicken)
- 2-3 Tbsp Mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
- 1/2 cup Dry Cherries (or cranberries or apricots)
- 1/2 Nuts (pecans, cashews, walnuts)
- 1/2 cup Celery, diced
- 1 Tbsp Sauce Goddess Moroccan Twist spice rub
Instructions
- Combine it mayo and vinegar.
- Add cherries and Moroccan Twist seasoning.
- Stir to combine.
- Add chicken, celery and nuts.
- Stir to combine, add more mayo as needed for the moisture you prefer.
- Add more Moroccan Twist seasoning as you prefer.
