Mandarin Chicken Salad (Sandwiches)

This is my favorite chicken salad recipe.  It can be a chicken salad salad served on lettuce or a chicken salad sandwich.  I serve it on a croissant.  I really like all of the textures of the ingredients and the slight sweet flavor that comes from the green grapes and mandarin oranges.  This is a great salad for summer time lunch.

Ingredients:
4 cups chopped or shredded cooked chicken
1 cup diced celery
2 TBSP lemon juice
1 TBSP minced onion
1/2 cup mayonnaise or plain greek yogurt
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup seedless green grapes quartered
1 (2 oz) package slivered almonds, toasted
1 (11 oz) can mandarin oranges, drained
Croissants and or lettuce

For the chicken I always roast a whole chicken or bake chicken breasts.  I'm sure a rotisserie chicken would be good too. You want to make sure the chicken is cold or at least cooled to the touch. 

Combine first four ingredients; cover and chill at least one hour.

Combine mayonnaise or plain greek yogurt, and salt.  Add mayo mixture, grapes and almonds to chilled chicken mixture; toss gently.  Stir in mandarin oranges.

Serve on lettuce for salad or on a croissant or your favorite bread for a yummy sandwich.
Makes about 6 servings.

Recipe from The Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook.