Healthy California Chicken Salad Recipe With Grapes
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Healthy California Chicken Salad Recipe With Grapes
Description
The salad dressing combines mayonnaise and plain yogurt to create a creamy base, brightened with apple cider vinegar and honey for sweetness, and textured with poppy seeds. The dressing is seasoned with salt and black pepper. The salad ingredients include cooked, cubed chicken breast, halved grapes, sliced celery, and toasted pecans, which add crunch and depth.
Chicken is sliced into bite-size pieces and mixed gently with the dressing and other ingredients to coat everything evenly. The salad can be served immediately or kept chilled until ready to serve, maintaining freshness and texture.
This salad works well as a stand-alone dish for lunch, a light dinner, or as a filling for sandwiches and wraps. The use of both mayonnaise and yogurt balances richness and tang, aiding in a satisfying yet refreshing flavor profile.
Ingredients
Salad Dressing
- ½ c mayonnaise Regular or fat free can be substituted, low fat
- ½ c PLAIN yogurt Regular or fat free can be substituted, 2%
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- salt I use ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- black pepper I use ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Chicken Salad Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts 3 cups of cooked cubed chicken, cooked
- ¾ cup pecans toasted
- 2 cups grapes Red or green, seedless
- ¾ c celery sliced crosswise
Instructions
- In a bowl, add mayonnaise, yogurt, vinegar, honey and poppy seeds. Mix together well and season with salt and pepper. (Approximately ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper)
- Slice chicken into bite size cubes and add to a large bowl. Slice grapes in half and thinly slice celery and add to same bowl.
- Add pecans and then dressing to chicken mixture and toss gently until coated evenly.
- Serve right away or keep refrigerated until ready to serve.Garnish with minced parsley and a handful of chopped pecans if desired.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 398 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 398kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 6g | 35% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 102mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 265mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 543mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 144IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 97mg | 10% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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