Best Chicken Salad - Ever!

An herb and lemony chicken salad, made with a fantastic homemade mayonnaise that takes this already yummy salad right over the top. You can whip it up long before you can run to the store for a more expensive and less tasty product. Fabulous for sandwiches, salads, etc.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 6  cups  shredded  cooked chicken, from rotisserie chicken
• 1  cup mayonnaise, homemade, recipe below
• 2  stalks celery, finely diced
• 1⁄4 cup scallion, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped fresh herb, parsley, basil, and thyme work well
• 1  lemon, zested
• 1 -2  tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1  egg yolk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard (or dijon mustard)
• 1  pinch sugar
• 2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1  cup canola oil

Directions

1. For homemade mayonaise - in a glass bowl, whisk together the egg yolk and other ingredients (except the oil). Starting very slowly (just a drop at a time) whisk the oil into the egg yolk mixture. Once an emulsion forms you can increase the oil to a thin stream. Continue whisking in the oil until it is all incorporated. Can be refrigerated up to one week.
2. Combine chicken with enough mayonnaise to moisten (according to taste). Fold in the celery, scallions and herbs. Season with salt and lots of pepper.