Chicken Salad with Grapes and Walnuts
This Chicken Salad with Grapes and Walnuts makes for a healthy, satisfying and delicious lunch. Made with juicy chicken, sweet and juicy grapes, crunchy walnuts and more. The perfect balance of sweet and savory with a tangy and creamy dressing.
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 1 cup grapes
- 1 small red onion (or half of a large one)
- 2 celery stalks
- 1/4 cup raw walnuts
- 1/2 cup mayo or plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tsp pink sea salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
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Start by prepping your ingredients; Shred cooked chicken or rotisserie chicken and measure out 2 cups. Measure out 1 cup of grapes and half them lengthwise. Thinly dice a small red onion and thinly slice celery. Measure out 1/4 cup raw walnuts and finely chop.
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In a large mixing bowl combine the ingredients for dressing; mayo, dijon mustard, lemon juice, lemon zest, pink sea salt, and black pepper. Whisk together until well blended and creamy and smooth consistency is reached.
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Toss in all of your prepped salad ingredients into bowl with prepped dressing; shredded chicken, grapes, red onion, celery, and walnuts. Toss everything together making sure ingredients are well combined and coated with dressing.
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Cover dressing with Saran Wrap and chill for 1 hour for best results.
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Serve salad chilled. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tips and Substitutions:
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- Shred chicken for chicken salad- Instead of chopping it, shred your chicken. The dressing will stick better to shredded chicken than it does to chopped chicken. Also, shredded chicken serves better in a sandwich and in a salad.
- Chill salad before serving- This salad is so much more flavorful once it has chilled for at least 1 hour and the flavors have had some time to set in.
- Use any types of grapes- Regular red grapes are our go-to for this salad. You can also use green grapes, or even moon drop grapes.
- Substitute for mayo- Use plain Greek yogurt for a lighter and healthier option.