Old-Fashioned Chicken Salad

This old-fashioned recipe harkens back to our great-grandmother's day when a well-seasoned mix of chopped chicken and celery were bound together with homemade mayonnaise and a generous splash of fresh lemon juice.  

4 cups chopped cooked chicken

2 hard cooked eggs, peeled and chopped

1 cup chopped celery

1/4 cup chopped onion

2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

3/4 tsp table salt

1/2 tsp celery salt

1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Dash of ground red pepper

3/4 cup mayonnaise

1/2 tsp paprika

Fresh parsley for garnish

Gently toss together first 9 ingredients in a bowl. Fold in 1/2 cup of the mayonnaise; cover and chill 2 hours.  

Stir in remaining 1/4 cup mayonnaise.  Spoon chicken salad into a serving dish.  Sprinkle with paprika. 

Serve with croissants or split rolls.