Tea Room Cherry Blue Chicken Salad

There used to be a Tea Room in Roswell, Georgia called Mittie's 

that was known for their Cherry Blue Chicken Salad. I only 

visited once, but have never forgotten this yummy take on

chicken salad! With the Fourth of July holiday approaching

I was thinking about a tea menu using the colors red, white

& blue and remembered this chicken salad!

This yummy chicken salad includes blue cheese dressing, 

dried cherries and walnuts. Even if this sounds a bit unusual

and you aren't crazy about Blue Cheese, you should give it a

 try! You might just find a new favorite chicken salad recipe!

I also wanted to share a favorite vintage tablecloth with you! I adore

this little tea cloth with it's cheery colors and cherries! It also came 

with 4 matching napkins! Since it had the colors I was looking for

and had a cherries theme, I thought it would be perfect for my tea!

Here's today's tea menu! The Toffee Crumble Scones are 

wonderful! The recipe can be found here! I'll share the

Fruit Tarts recipe on my next post! 

I seasoned the chicken tenderloins and using my grill pan, I grilled

them about 4 minutes each side. I always err on the side of caution

and would rather over cook a bit than undercook!

Next I cut the chicken into small pieces… mixed

all the ingredients together….

and scooped the chicken salad onto some pretty Red Bibb

lettuce. If you'd like a little more blue in your chicken salad,

just add some fresh blueberries!!

Served it with some yummy Strawberry Tea….

and used my vintage cherry napkins!

CHERRY BLUE CHICKEN SALAD

(my version)

1 pound chicken tenderloins

Montreal Chicken seasoning (or your own favorite)

1/2 cup blue cheese dressing (I used Ken's)

1/2 cup mayonnaise

3 tablespoons sour cherry jam

1 cup diced celery

1 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 teaspoon Montreal Chicken seasoning

Lightly coat grill pan with oil and preheat. Season

chicken tenderloins with Montreal Chicken seasoning 

and grill until it's cooked through, about 4 minutes per

side. Cut chicken into bite sized pieces and chill.

In a mixing bowl, combine the blue cheese dressing,

mayonnaise, cherry jam, celery, dried cherries, walnuts 

and seasoning. Gently stir in the chicken. Chill to blend

flavors. 

TO PLATE: scoop some chicken salad into a large 

cookie scoop and press it in with your fingers in 

order to have it keep it's shape after releasing. 

Release chicken salad onto a pretty piece of Red 

Bibb Lettuce. I then took another scoop and 

placed it on top of the first scoop for a large enough 

portion. To finish I placed some sliced fresh cherries 

on top and sprinkled with additional chopped 

walnuts. I also placed 2 fresh cherries on the side.

Makes approximately 9 servings.

CHERRY BLUE CHICKEN SALAD

Mittie's Version

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast

Spike seasoning blend or salt & pepper

1/2 cup blue cheese dressing (owner

recommends Marzetti's Organic or

Newman's Own)

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 cup dried cherries

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 teaspoon celery salt or 

1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning

Lightly coat the grill grate with cooking spray and

preheat grill. Season the chicken breast with Spike

seasoning blend (or salt & pepper) and grill until it's

cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Cut

the chicken into bite-size pieces and chill.

In a mixing bowl, combine the blue cheese dressing,

mayonnaise, blue cheese crumbles, celery, dried cherries,

walnuts and seasonings. Gently stir in the chicken.

Chill to blend flavors.

Hope you enjoy the recipe and will stop back by for some

pretty fruit tarts on my next post!! 

Thanks for visiting!!

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