Sriracha Chicken Salad - Whitni's Version

By fuzzygroup

My chicken salad is more of a process than a recipe. There aren't exact ingredient measures but this recipe is an attempt to codify the version made on 3/7/2013 for my wife and her friend Whitni. One constant in all versions of my chicken salad is adding a can of chunk chicken breast. Normally I'm not a canned food fan but this seems to improve it.

This version uses grilled chicken breasts but it could just as easily be the left over chicken from a roast chicken; that's more the common use case for this recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 large chicken breasts, sliced in half and seasoned with garlic salt, garlic powder and pepper
• 1 can chunk chicken breast, 13 oz
• Sriracha sauce
• Mayo
• Garlic powder
• Garlic salt
• 3 green onions, greens and whites bias sliced
• Capers and a dash of caper juice
• 3 slices roughly 1/4" thick across the middle of a purple onion, diced

Preparation

Step 1

1. Grill chicken breasts for 5 to 6 minutes per side and transfer to cutting board.
2. Dice chicken breasts and then dice canned chicken breast. Transfer to a large bowl.
3. Add diced green onion and diced purple onion.
4. Using the flat blade of a normal kitchen knife (not a sharp knife, just one from the silverware drawer), take out two batches of capers from the jar. Add a dash of caper juice to the chicken salad also.
5. Add a generous dash of garlic salt and garlic powder.
6. Add what is likely 1/3 of a cup of mayo to the chicken and then at least a teaspoon of the Sriracha sauce. Mix it all together and it'll be pretty evident if you're getting the right consistency -- you're going for creamy. Add more mayo as needed and more Sriracha based on how spicy you want it. There are times when I've produced a version with a definite red color (very spicy) to red tinged (milder).
7. Enjoy. This is always best fresh although it lasts quite a while.
Note: When the chicken is still warm, the pores in the meat are more open and take in the sauce better so if I'm making it from cold chicken then I heat it slightly in the microwave before I start.