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Canned tuna, canned salmon, canned shrimp, canned clams, canned crab and canned chicken; has convenience just gone too far? Or you go into the deli area of your market and see a "salad" in a plastic container; but where are the edible ingredients? Usually there is so much mayonnaise, you wonder if that is exactly what is in the container and nothing else. Mayonnaise for any type of "salad" should be a coating, a simple binder for ingredients, NOT the main ingredient.
Chicken salad - do you like it with shredded chicken or chunky? I prefer chunky myself; I like to bite into a piece of chicken and know how it tastes combined with all the added ingredients. The best way to prepare chicken for salad making is either Rotisserie or…
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