cucumber cups with chicken salad
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Light and refreshing for an appetizer. Great for a shower!
(1 rating)
yield
36 pieces (approximately)
prep time
35 Min
method
Refrigerate/Freeze
Ingredients For cucumber cups with chicken salad
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4large cucumbers
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1large carrot
- CHICKEN SALAD
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1deli cooked chicken, diced small (italian herb flavored)
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1/2medium fuji apple, diced small
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1/2 cred/green seedless grapes, diced small
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1/4 cdried cranberries
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1/4 cred onion, diced small
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1/4 cwalnut pieces, chopped small
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3/4 tspmrs dash (garlic and herbs)
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1/4 tsppoultry seasoning
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2 Tbsplemon juice
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3 Tbspvanilla yogurt
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7 Tbspmiracle whip
How To Make cucumber cups with chicken salad
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1Finely dice the chicken, apples, onion, and walnuts. Place in large bowl with 2 T lemon juice and stir until coated.
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2Fold in grapes and cranberries. Stir in Mrs Dash and Poultry Seasoning.
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3In a small bowl, add yogurt and miracle whip; combine until thoroughly mixed. Add this to chicken mixture and combine until thoroughly mixed. NOTE: you may not need all of the yogurt/mayo mixture depending upon how much coating you like Cover and place in refrigerator.
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4Meanwhile, wash cucumbers and remove strips of the peel using a vegetable peeler so it looks like alternating light and dark strips.
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5Cut cucumbers into 1 to 1-1/2 inch thick slices. All slices should be level with each other.
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6Using melon baller, scoop out most of the inside. Leave the walls and a thick portion of the bottom intact.
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7Using large side of melon baller, fill each cucumber cup with chicken salad.
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8Scrap carrot with vegetable peeler to remove the outside. Shred carrot with grater and top each cucumber cup with a litte bit of the carrot.
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9NOTE: The remainder can be served in crossiants as sandwiches.
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