WordNet
n. salad composed primarily of chopped chicken meat
Wikipedia
Chicken salad is any salad with chicken as a main ingredient. Other common ingredients may include mayonnaise, hard-boiled egg, celery, onion, pepper, pickles (or pickle relish) and a variety of mustards.
In the United States, "chicken salad" refers to either any salad with chicken, or a specific mixed salad consisting primarily of chopped chicken meat and a binder, such as mayonnaise or salad dressing. Like tuna salad and egg salad, it may be served on top of lettuce, tomato, avocado, or some combination of these. It may also be used for sandwiches. Typically it is made with leftover or canned chicken. It may also refer to a garden salad with fried, grilled, or roasted chicken (usually cut up or diced) on top.
In Europe and Asia the salad may be complemented by any number of dressings, or no dressing at all, and the salad constituents can vary from traditional leaves and vegetables, to pastas, couscous, noodles or rice.
The American form of chicken salad was first served by Town Meats in Wakefield, Rhode Island, in 1863. The original owner, Liam Gray, mixed his leftover chicken with mayonnaise, tarragon, and grapes. This became such a popular item that the meat market was converted to a delicatessen.
Usage examples of "chicken salad".
Since his tea appeared to be so important to him and his dinner was a cold one anyway, fresh chicken salad with pecans and red grapes-and because even if she didn't intend to take any pay for her stay here, this was his house and he was still the boss-she stopped protesting.
She took a bite, thought it might have something to do with chicken salad.
Bernadette drifted into the kitchen to prepare the smoked chicken salad.
He accepted his chicken salad wordlessly, keeping his eyes on Joan's hands as she dished his share out.
Picnic baskets filled with chicken salad sandwiches and neatly sliced vegetables made it all too female.
As I approached, she made a great show of shoveling in the chicken salad, but I wasn't buying.
After a while she threw up her grasshoppers and the chicken salad sandwich she had eaten.