Culinary Magic Makes Cran-Almond Chicken Salad Cravable Crowd Favorite

Cranberry Chicken Salad at Chives Café & Marketplace

Lise Russell was a spunky young chef, developing her career at Goodfellow Farms. 

Their fresh herbs, lettuce and microgreens inspired farm-to-table fare, with entrées generously supplemented by stateside provisioning. 

One of the owners made weekly trips in his own plane to outfit the farm store with coffee, charcuterie, cheeses, and fine meat. 

On one trip, he discovered a deli chicken salad that really hit the spot. So he brought back an extra tub for Chef Lise to try. 

After tasting the sample, she promised, “We can do better than that!” 

Starting from scratch, Lise hand-chopped roasted chicken, adding a signature dressing, plus nutty almonds and sweet, tangy craisins. The result was a triumph, dense but creamy, perfectly seasoned without predictable chicken salad elements. 

The farm couldn’t keep it in stock. 

Customers drove out to Mt. Pleasant Road to fix that craving for an eight ounce tub of salad. 

Packing plenty of flavour and texture without chunky vegetables, Lise’s recipe became a farm store staple.

So when she opened Chives, Lise introduced her recipe to a new crowd. Now it’s always on the Menu, along with her Classic Chicken Salad (for those who don’t like nuts), and a Curry Chicken favourite.

In fact, we stir up at least 150 pounds of Lise’s famous Cranberry Almond Chicken Salad every week.

Though we serve many other globally-inspired chicken salads, the one craved by pregnant women, the one a particular customer orders every single day, the tub always invited to parties and slipped into yacht kitchens? 

That cranberry almond chicken salad. 

Try it today on a sandwich or wrap. Scoop it on our garden salad. Or take home a tub from our Marketplace for lunchbox or late night snacking. 

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How To Serve Up Our Famous Chicken Salad 

Appetizers - in cucumber boats, on multigrain crackers or Wasa bread

Lunchbox - scoop into a wrap with lettuce or sprouts

Sandwich Board - star of the show, with crackers, toast, bacon, cheese & veggie fixings

Late Night - on a melt with blue cheese, goat cheese, or cheddar

Make it Healthy - on a garden salad, with snap peas and Chives herb-basil dressing

Model Bakery - in soft, Bahamian bread rolls, by the bite

Great with - croissants, french baguettes, multigrain, sourdough, tortillas, wraps