Buffalo Chicken Salad

Mmm, Buffalo Chicken Salad. For when regular chicken salad just wont do! 

        On our journey to whole foods, I realized Rome couldn't be built in a day.  As much as I would love to cut out everything that has an ingredient label, I know that I wouldn't have made it this far if I went extreme so fast. I spend a lot of time online researching and learning as much as I can about the food we believe to be good for us so when shopping day does come around I know what the really ugly products are and how to avoid them. I haven't learned how to make my own Mayo but I know when I buy it, there are certain ingredients to look for. You would be amazed how many of the big "trusted quality" brands are really the worst for us all.  

       For the sauce in this chicken salad, I used Mayonnaise, FRANK'S® REDHOT® and the yoke of some hard-boiled eggs. That's it! After you see how easy it really is, why would you want to buy pre-made ever again??! I also used Chicken Thighs because they tend to be more tender and not as dry. feel free to use breasts, or even a rotisserie chicken! (just as long as its fully cooked chicken! :D


Buffalo Sauce

• 1/3 cup FRANK'S® REDHOT®
• 1 cup Mayonnaise 
• 4 Hard Boiled egg yokes 

        All you have to do here is add to a bowl and stir until the yokes have broken down into little chunks.
        (Note* measurements are not set in stone. Some might like it spicier and some milder. play around with the quantities until you have found the right spice for you! :D) 


 Chicken Salad

• 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs, cooked and diced or shredded. 
• 2 ribs of celery, diced
• 1 Bell Pepper, diced
• 1 Apple, peeled and diced
• 4 green onions cut on the diagonal
• 5 hard boiled eggs chopped with 4 yokes removed for the sauce. 
• Salt and pepper to season after mixed. 

       Prep all your ingredients and combined in a medium salad bowl and stir to get everything mixed up.Add your sauce and mix thoroughly! We want sauce on every piece of everything! Mmm, Buffalo Chicken Salad! Sprinkle in some salt and pepper and season to taste. Refrigerate for an hour before serving to let the full flavor develop!  

       As with everything thing I make, if you don't have a specific ingredient I used, feel free to substitute. Nothing in this life is set in stone so why should the way we make salad be different?!