Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad

INGREDIENTS
2-3 cups of cooked chicken meat, skin on, coarsely chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
1/2 a red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
4-6 green olives, pitted and minced
1/4 cups of chopped red onion
an apple, chopped
1/3 a head of iceberg head lettucve, sliced and chopped
5 tablespoons of mayonnaise
1 tablespoon of plub preserves, or any sweet berry preserve (or a lesser amount of honey)
2 teaspoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste.

1. Prepare all of the salad ingredients and combine them in a large bowl.

2. Prepare the dressing separately. Combine the mayonnaise, preserves, and lemon juice. Taste for proper balance. The dressing should not be too sweet nor too sour. Adjust the ingredients until you have achieved the balance you want. Add salt and pepper to taste.

3. Mix the dressing in with the salad ingredients. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serves 4