Kid-Friendly Chicken Salad with Cucumber Cups - Easy Recipe

"Here's Looking at You, Kid" Chicken Salad

YIELD Makes 16 servings

INGREDIENTS

2 large cucumbers (about 12 ounces each) 1 can (5 ounces) chicken breast meat, drained 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 32 Black olive slices or about 8 medium pitted olives, sliced (about 1-1/2 ounces total)

PREPARATION:

1. Peel and cut cucumbers into 16 rounds total (each about 1-1/2 inches thick). Use 1/2-teaspoon measuring spoon to remove seeds. Hollow out half of cucumber centers to make cups; set aside.
2. Mix chicken and mayonnaise in small bowl until well blended.
3. Stuff each cucumber cup with 1 heaping teaspoon chicken mixture.
4. Cut 16 olive slices into pieces to make face decorations. Top each stuffed cucumber with 2 olive pieces for eyes, 1/4 of olive slice for nose and 1/2 of olive slice for smile.

Tip You can also try this recipe with tuna salad. This recipe appears in: Meat