Description
Chicken Salad Bites are a fresh, creamy, and crunchy appetizer made with a flavorful chicken salad served atop thick cucumber slices. Ideal for parties, light lunches, or healthy snacking.
Ingredients
1 English cucumber, cut into thick slices
4 tbsp cream cheese
2 tbsp sour cream
4 tbsp red hot sauce (adjust to taste)
2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded (or rotisserie chicken, tuna, or turkey)
1/3 cup diced celery
3 tbsp crumbled blue cheese (or feta or goat cheese)
2 scallions, sliced (or chives or finely diced red onion)
Salt and black pepper, to taste
Fresh dill, chopped, for garnish (or fresh parsley)
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sour cream, and hot sauce. Blend until smooth.
- Add shredded chicken, celery, blue cheese, scallions, salt, and pepper. Mix well.
- Slice cucumber into approximately 18 thick rounds.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon of chicken salad onto each cucumber slice and spread evenly.
- Garnish with fresh dill or parsley before serving.
Notes
- Best served fresh; assemble just before serving to maintain crunch.
- Adjust spice level by varying hot sauce or adding diced jalapeños.
- Use zucchini, bell pepper, or carrot slices as alternative bases.
- Store salad mixture separately in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Blue cheese can be substituted with milder cheeses like feta or goat cheese.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 bites
- Calories: 105
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
