Granny Smith and Craisin Chicken Salad

We joined a neighborhood pool about a mile from our house. It is a nice pool - like the ones I remember from when I was a kid. Nothing fancy. A rectangular cement pond with a diving board, some tables with umbrellas, a grill, and a ping pong table. It's just a nice pool with a group of nice families enjoying the warm summer months.

Part of the fun of belonging to a neighborhood pool is that everyone brings drinks and snacks to replenish the famished swimmers. For the first few weeks, I brought the usual Pringles, Goldfish, Bugles, Cokes, and my new summer drink of choice - Bud Light Lime. All was well, but I'm getting a little hungry for something more substantial to eat.

I mixed up a batch of Granny Smith and Craisin Chicken Salad for the pool tomorrow. Cooked, shredded chicken mixed with diced Granny Smith apples, Craisins, diced celery, walnuts, mayonnaise, and a dash of lemon juice will be waiting in the cooler for me and anyone else who happens to be sitting nearby.

Of course, I'll also be packing the Pringles, Goldfish, Bugles, Cokes and a few Bud Light Lime.


Granny Smith and Craisin Chicken Salad

4 cups cooked and shredded chicken
2 Granny Smith apples, diced
1 cup celery, diced
1 cup Craisins
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Package in pint deli containers with plastic forks in a cooler with ice.