Chicken Salad in Cantaloupe Rings

ingredients

3 tbsp. oil
1 tbsp. orange juice
1 tbsp. vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 c. cubed chicken, cooked
1 1/2 c. cold cooked rice
3/4 c. diced celery
3/4 c. green grapes, halved
11 oz. can mandarin oranges, drained
8 oz. chunk pineapple, drained.
3/4 c. mayonnaise
1/2 c. slivered almonds, toasted
1 cantaloupe peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2" rings

directions

In a medium bowl, combine oil, orange juice, vinegar and salt; blend well. Add chicken, stir to coat. In a large bowl combine rice, celery, grapes, mandarin oranges, pineapple and mayonnaise; blend well. Cover; refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. To serve, stir almonds into chicken salad. Place cantaloupe rings on plates; spoon salad into center or each slice.

Source: christy