Masters Chicken Salad Recipe
This Masters chicken salad recipe recreates the famous chicken salad sandwich served at the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National. Made with finely shredded chicken, celery, and mayonnaise, this copycat version is served on classic honey wheat bread.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken cooked, finely shredded white meat
- 1/3 cup celery diced very small
- 1 cup mayonnaise Use a good quality mayo such as Dukes.
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper fine ground
- honey wheat bread
Instructions
Chicken Salad Spread
- Shred cooked chicken. I like to beging by cutting it with a knife and then use my hands to pull and crumble it apart. This is a key to making it authentic, the Masters chicken salad does not have large pieces of meat but a smooth texture.4 cups chicken
- Chop the celery very fine. You can see pieces of celery in the Masters chicken salad however they are very small and blend in.1/3 cup celery
- Place all the ingredients into a large mixing bowl.1 cup mayonnaise, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon salt
- Using a large spoon, blend the ingredients together. Stir vigorously to break apart any pieces of chicken until the mixture is creamy and smooth.
Assembling The Sandwich
- To assemble the sandwich, lay two pieces of honey wheat sliced sandwich bread on a cutting board. Scoop about 1/3 cup of chicken salad onto the bread.honey wheat bread
- Using a spatula or knife, spread the chicken salad evenly all the way up to the edges of the bread.
- Place the top piece of bread on. Cut the sandwich in half to form two triangles.
Notes
Recipe Tips
- Chicken: Here is one key to making this Masters chicken salad taste just like it does on the course: You must use very tender chicken. I also believe it’s best to only use white meat, as theirs does not appear to have any dark meat mixed in. I have three ways to make really tender chicken for this chicken salad. If you are in a pinch for time, grab a rotisserie chicken at your local grocery’s deli department.
- Mayonnaise: I compared the ingredients on the chicken salad bag, and the closest match to mayonnaise is Dukes. Of course, Duke’s is a southern favorite when making chicken salad.
- Celery: Chop the celery super fine. I cut one stalk into ten even-sized pieces and then chopped that into tiny pieces.
- Pepper: You can not see the pepper in the actual chicken salad, so use fine ground pepper. To be authentic, it’s in there because it’s listed on the green bag the sandwich is served in.
- Bread: To make a true copycat chicken salad recipe, you will need to make your sandwiches on honey wheat.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.33cup | Calories: 166kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.2g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 327mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.2mg
