Chicken salad usually refers to particular dish of chopped chicken meat and mayonnaise, though it can also refer to any salad in which chicken is a primary ingredient. The mixture can be served on its own, as a topping for a green salad, or as part of a chicken salad sandwich.
Common recipes for chicken salad include mayonnaise, hard-boiled egg, celery, onion, pepper, pickles (or pickle relish), and mustard. Grapes and walnuts are sometimes introduced, making a hybrid with the Waldorf salad.