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Needless to say I knew this was going to be a fun assignment. After drooling over apple pie squares, fun salads and waffle ice cream sandwiches, I came across this chicken salad recipe that I knew I had to try.
I am a sucker for chicken salad, so this sounded perfect. It's a lighter take on the famous Waldorf salad that you can serve as a sandwich or over a bed of greens. Healthy and delicious... the best of both worlds and you can have this salad for a brunch, lunch or even dinner.
I am a sucker for chicken salad, so this sounded perfect. It's a lighter take on the famous Waldorf salad that you can serve as a sandwich or over a bed of greens. Healthy and delicious... the best of both worlds and you can have this salad for a brunch, lunch or even dinner.
Now I just need to order myself a box of Samoa Girl Scout cookies and whip up that delicious martini. Yum!
California Chicken Salad
Servings: 6-8
Ingredients 1 small roasted chicken
1 cup of walnuts, finely chopped
1 cup of celery, minced
1 medium red onion, minced
2 cups red grapes, halved
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup nonfat or low-fat plain yogurt
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp lemon juice
3 tbsp whole grain Dijon mustard
salt and pepper
Once the chicken has completely cooled, remove the skin and set aside the pieces of meat (or if you are in a hurry you can buy a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store instead of cooking your own). Shred the whole chicken by hand into a large bowl.
Combine together the chopped walnuts, celery, onion and grapes. Lightly combine.
Add the mayo, yogurt, mustard, lemon juice and salt and pepper to the mixture. Combine so the chicken salad is evenly coated.
Eat as a sandwich or with a salad. My favorite is with a spring salad.
salt and pepper
Once the chicken has completely cooled, remove the skin and set aside the pieces of meat (or if you are in a hurry you can buy a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store instead of cooking your own). Shred the whole chicken by hand into a large bowl.
Combine together the chopped walnuts, celery, onion and grapes. Lightly combine.
Add the mayo, yogurt, mustard, lemon juice and salt and pepper to the mixture. Combine so the chicken salad is evenly coated.
Eat as a sandwich or with a salad. My favorite is with a spring salad.
Recipe adopted by I Am A Honey Bee
15 comments:
this looks light and yummy. I'm going to try it since I'm setting my sites to SPRING!!!
Great choice.
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Stew Lenard's! I never get there enough. I took my boyfriend there and showed him all the mooing cows and singing chickens. I was so excited about it, I think he was confused. ha
Glad you enjoyed the chicken salad. I love it in the spring.
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I love chicken salad but have never made it at home! This looks like a PERFECT recipe!! Saving. :)
Yum, I love how this was lightened up by using yogurt. What a perfect lunch this would make.
Thank you so much for being a member of the Secret Recipe Club and sharing your cooking talents with us.
I do love a good chicken salad. I love the crunch in this salad--looks like a winner. Perfect SRC pick.
Another lover of chicken salad here! I also use yogurt quite often in mine, as I am a certified mayo-hater ;-)
Have a wonderful Reveal Monday!
I also love a chicken salad, and often use yogurt in mine, as I am a certified mayo-hater... ;-)
Have a wonderful Reveal Day!
Thanks for sharing this recipe, perfect timing. I had made a similar salad last summer and everyone loved it! I have misplaced that recipe and was so bummed, now I will just use thus recipe next time!
I wish I had some of that right now. I love chicken salad, but no one else in the family does. :(
Great pick - happy reveal day!
Grapes in a chicken salad is a must in my book! Fabulous pick for SRC...fabulous looking salad!! :-)
Mmmm, I love chicken salads! I really like that this one uses yogurt. it would be perfect for a work lunch! Great SRC pick :)
This sounds so yummy and fresh. I think I'll have to try it for sure!!!
I love Chicken Salad...this recipe is very close to one of my favorites. I am going to give yours a try....and just maybe we will have some beautiful weather to go with it!!
Oh that sounds so good! I think even my salad-hating hubby would like this :)
Like you use mustard from Dijon in your recipe, you can use pepper from Kampot. This black pepper is very tasty and flavored. I did mine in my kitchen. Out pepper from supermarket without taste.
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