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Healthy Waldorf Salad
This Healthy Waldorf Chicken Salad is a classic recipe for good reason! It has the perfect combination of crisp apples, sweet grapes, and crunchy pecans! This recipe is lower in fat and higher in protein than traditional Waldorf salad but still has all the great flavor and texture you know and love! Plus, it's super easy and ready in just 20 minutes (or less)!
Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 305 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For The Dressing:
- 1/2 cup light mayonnaise (120g)
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt (120g)
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp each: salt and sugar
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
For The Salad:
- 4 cups cooked shredded rotisserie chicken (500g)
- 1 medium red apple (160g) finely diced
- 1 cup red grapes (150g) halved
- 1 cup celery (130g) finely diced
- 1/4 cup red onions (60g) finely diced
- 1/2 cup glazed or regular pecans (56g) roughly chopped
- 3 cups mixed greens
Instructions
- Start by washing and preparing the produce. I used the small dicer on my vegetable chopper for the apple, celery, and red onion so they were even and to save time.
- Mix together the dressing ingredients in a small bowl.
- In a large bowl, add the chicken, apples, grapes, celery, red onions and pecans.
- Add the dressing and toss everything to evenly coat.
- Then toss in the mixed greens*.
- Taste and add any extra salt, sugar, lemon juice, mayo, etc to taste. Serve in a croissant with mixed greens underneath (or bread of choice) and enjoy!
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Notes
- *Meal prepping tip: If you're making this waldorf chicken salad for meal prep, you can omit adding the greens and add them right before serving so they don't get soggy!
Nutrition Information
Serving
1.5cups (280g)
Calories
305kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
20.3g
(7%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
13.1g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
1.8g
(9%)
Cholesterol
85.4mg
(28%)
Fiber
1.7g
(7%)
Sugar
14.8g
(30%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 305
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1.5cups (280g) | |
| Calories | 305kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 20.3g | 7% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 13.1g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.8g | 9% |
| Cholesterol | 85.4mg | 28% |
| Fiber | 1.7g | 7% |
| Sugar | 14.8g | 30% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.