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- I'm flying in here, y'all,
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with an easy summer recipe for chicken salad
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that Mateo Johnson sent to me.
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And she said, "Paula, I love watching your cooking shows.
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I always feel like I'm right there in the kitchen with you."
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And I'm so glad that you feel that way, Mateo.
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She said, "Thank you for giving me joy and comfort
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during troubling times."
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You are so welcome, Mateo.
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Mateo, Mateo, Matia I hope I'm saying your name correctly.
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But anyway, she said that she just loves
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this chicken salad recipe.
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It's just a little different from your standard
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chicken salad recipe.
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And she says she uses a rotisserie chicken
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from the grocery store.
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And, I mean, this is so, so easy.
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The hardest part is going to be picking your chicken
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out from your roaster.
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And that's not hard, but that will take you the longest.
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So I'm going to start with one cup of mayonnaise
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and I'm just going to eyeball this.
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That looks almost like a cup.
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I am going to add the juice of one lemon,
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and what makes this one so cooling and refreshing is
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the chopped mint and you want to chop it real, real fine.
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And if you don't have fresh mint,
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you can substitute with a tablespoon of mint jelly.
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You know, like you eat with lamb chops.
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You can use one tablespoon of that
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or three tablespoons of minced, fresh, mint.
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See how pretty that looks all ready.
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And we've got two spring onions
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that have been diced.
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And then we've got our juice from my one lemon.
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I made something the other day, I can't remember,
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but I used a lot of lemon juice and it was so good.
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So cool and refreshing.
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And Mateo says she serves this on a bed of lettuce.
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All right, let me see, salt and pepper.
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Or she said, house seasoning to taste.
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I appreciate that so I'm going to put a little
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of that house seasoning
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and then I'm going to put a little pepper.
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And mix that together.
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And I'm just going to add our
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And she said to let this marry
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let the flavors marry together.
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she said she likes to serve hers
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salad leaves, cucumber and tomatoes and garlic bread.
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be just fine along with this salad.
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So she didn't tell me how long to
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I am going to have a quick taste before I
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start letting it marry together
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I love the, the lemon and the salt.
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Like it tastes like a chalky lemon.
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The dressing is so, so good.
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So thank you, girlfriend.
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It's that time of year where
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we're looking for wonderful, easy recipes like these
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that get us through these terribly hot months.
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And I sent you love and best dishes.
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Thanks so much for sharing.
