Dill Pickle Chicken Lettuce Cups (Printable Version)

Tangy dill pickle chicken salad with crisp veggies and creamy dressing, served in refreshing butter lettuce cups.

# What You'll Need:

→ Chicken

01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded or diced

→ Salad Components

02 - 1 cup dill pickles, finely chopped
03 - 1/3 cup red onion, finely diced
04 - 1/4 cup celery, finely diced
05 - 2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped

→ Dressing

06 - 1/3 cup mayonnaise
07 - 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
08 - 1 tablespoon pickle juice
09 - 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
10 - 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
11 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
12 - Salt, to taste

→ To Serve

13 - 8 large butter lettuce leaves

# Method:

01 - Place shredded chicken, chopped dill pickles, diced red onion, celery, and fresh dill in a large mixing bowl.
02 - Whisk together mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, pickle juice, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, black pepper, and salt in a small bowl until smooth.
03 - Pour dressing over chicken mixture and toss until evenly coated. Adjust seasoning to taste.
04 - Arrange lettuce leaves on serving platter. Spoon chicken salad mixture evenly into each leaf.
05 - Serve immediately for best texture, or refrigerate salad for 1 hour before assembling for enhanced flavor development.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The pickle juice in the dressing creates this addictive tang that keeps you coming back for just one more bite
  • Everything comes together in about fifteen minutes but tastes like you actually put thought into lunch
02 -
  • Letting the salad chill for an hour transforms it. The flavors marry and the chicken absorbs the dressing, becoming something entirely more cohesive than the sum of its parts
  • The lettuce cups will eventually get soggy if you assemble them too far ahead, so keep the salad and lettuce separate until the last possible moment
03 -
  • Use room temperature ingredients when mixing the dressing. Cold mayonnaise can seize up and become lumpy when it hits acidic pickle juice
  • Pat your cooked chicken dry with paper towels before adding it to the mixture. Excess moisture will make the dressing separate and turn watery
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