I have been making and tinkering with the following fruity chicken salad recipe for several years. It is based on a Hungry Girl recipe called Sweet 'n Chunky Chicken Salad. The idea is that it is sort of like a Waldorf salad, but I like to think of it as a totally different thing. My version has more fruits and veggies than the original, making it less saucy. None of the amounts in the ingredients are exact, it is definitely a "to taste" thing.
I have added walnuts to it, topped a sandwich with avocado, added extra salt and pepper to the top of it, eaten it straight out of the bowl with a fork, and other serving variations. I've also made it without any mayo (when I just didn't have any in the house) and without any sweetener (because I forgot, but it was still pretty good!). It is filling and a great way to use yummy fruits and veggies to make a healthy lunch.
Here it is:
Ingredients:
- About 1 cup cooked and chopped skinless chicken breast (rotisserie chicken makes it extra-tasty!)
- 1/2 to 1 cup peeled, chopped cucumber
- 1/2+ cup seedless red grapes, halved
- 1/2+ cup chopped apple (usually I just cut up half to 3/4 of a medium to large sized apple)
- 1/4 cup (heaping) plain, fat free, Greek yogurt
- 2 Tbsp light or fat free mayo
- 1 packet Splenda
- 1/2 tsp lemon pepper seasoning
- dash salt
- pepper and more lemon pepper, to taste
Directions:
1) Mix yogurt, mayo, Splenda, salt, pepper, and lemon pepper.
2) Stir in chicken, coating evenly
3) Stir in remaining ingredients
4) You can eat this right away, or you can let the flavors mellow a bit in the fridge.
This makes 2 really large servings.
Photos of chicken salad are never really gonna look that appealing, but here is an example:
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