Chicken Salad Fit for a Dragon

2 cups cooked chicken, diced

½ cup mayonnaise

1 large stalk celery, diced

½ cup pine nuts

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 ½ tablespoons sweet pickle relish

1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced

¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper, or to taste

Stir the chicken, mayonnaise, celery, pine nuts, lemon juice, relish, jalapeno pepper, and black pepper together in a mixing bowl until evenly blended. Cover, and refrigerate 20 to 30 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.