Tailgate Chicken Salad in a Pita

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4 chicken breast pieces, cooked, boned, skinned and diced
1 ½ c. seedless grapes, halved (preferably red)
1 c. celery chopped
1 (5 oz.) can water chestnuts, drained and sliced
¾ c. slivered almonds, toasted
3 tbsp. pickle relish
1 c. Dukes mayonnaise
1 tsp. dry mustard
2 tsp. curry powder
½ tsp. salt or salt to taste
Pickle relish juice or juice from sweet pickles
Lettuce, chopped
Pita bread

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Combine chicken, grapes, celery, water chestnuts, almonds and relish. Mix mayonnaise, mustard, curry powder and salt in a separate bowl. Combine to chicken mixture and add pickle juice to moisten. Adjust salt. Chill for several hours. Serve in pita pockets with lettuce. Also wonderful on spiced-nut bread. Serves 6.