[JoeProBono]

[jimfree]

I’ve been adding pecans or walnuts since discovering the notion in about 1974.

[OldMissileer]

The best chicken salad ever can be purchased at Wawa. No nuts either (yuck!).

[Coldwater Creek]

This recipe has been printed in the Commercial Appeal hundreds of times over the years. They're just dragging it out again,because Memphis has had a bumper crop of pecans this year.

On a side note, I took a rode trip from Memphis to L.A. a few weeks ago, and was surprised to see tons of pecan groves across the desert.

[ex-Texan]

*Bump* ! for Pecans

[Tainan]

For a little extra zing in potato and chicken salad I do this:
I add about a tablespoon of wasabi to a cup of mayo and a 1/2 cup of oil - either good olive oil (no real need for EV) or grapeseed oil. Mix it up well and add to the mix and stir. Some fresh black pepper and a bit of sea salt along with some basic dried herbs - thyme, rosemary, basil...things like that. I put it in a big stainless mixing bowl in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. Good stuff on its own and also for some good "sandwiches" on hearty bread or toast. Some chopped sweet pickles and/or sweet relish are another good addition.

[dmz]

spicy grilled chicken salad with sliced grapes and slivered almonds for me, thanks.

[GOPJ]

...researchers placed volunteers on a diet that replaced 20 percent of their calories with pecans. After eight weeks, their total cholesterol had dropped 11.5 percent and their LDL cholesterol, often called the "bad" cholesterol, had decreased by 16.5 percent.

Someone needs to send this to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

[trisham]

It looks interesting. My chicken salad includes celery, walnuts and mayonnaise.