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Husband requested chicken salad for lunch for Father's Day, he doesn't like pineapple, but raved about these..... what he doesn't know won't hurt him...LOL","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-09-05","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"snker0521"},"reviewBody":"I altered this recipe to fit what I had and what we like. We did not have and pecans but we did have slivered almonds so those went in as did some craisins and a chopped granny smith apple and curry powder. We were running low on mayo so I added extra pineapple, I left out the garlic salt, onion salt, pickle relish and onion. Then I served this on freshly baked potato rolls. My son had 2 and loved them. I liked the crunch of the apple and the sweetness of the craisins and pineapple. 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