Smartened Up Chicken Salad
- Yield: 8 servings
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 0 mins
You can vary the flavor by adding apple, pear, or even apricots instead of grapes. A little cumin or curry powder in the dressing adds an international flair.
Ingredients
- 1/2cup egg-less, vegan, light canola mayonnaise
- 1/2cup non-fat Greek yogurt
- 1teaspoon lemon zest
- 2tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4cups shredded chicken
- 3/4cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
- 1cup thinly sliced celery
- 1cup red grapes, halved
- 2tablespoons minced green onions
- 2tablespoons minced fresh tarragon leaves, optional
- -- Butter lettuce or radicchio leaves, for serving
- -- Fresh tarragon leaves, for garnish
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, lemon zest, vinegar, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper; whisk well. Add the chicken, walnuts, celery, grapes and green onion; toss to coat.
- To serve, spoon the chicken salad into butter lettuce or radicchio leaves and garnish with a sprinkling of tarragon leaves, and serve immediately.
Recipe Courtesy of Tina Salter.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 220
- Glycemic Load 1.5
- Fat 13g
- Saturated Fat 1g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 6g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5g
- Cholesterol 45mg
- Sodium 280mg
- Potassium 270mg
- Carbohydrate 6g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugars 4g
- Protein 20g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 4%
- Vitamin C 8%
- Calcium 4%
- Iron 6%