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Chicken salad with red grapes and walnuts in a white bowl.

Chicken Salad with Red Grapes and Walnuts

This Chicken Salad with Red Grapes and Walnuts has the perfect blend of tender rotisserie chicken, crunchy walnuts, and succulent grapes.
Servings: 8 servings
Chef Alli
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

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Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt, may substitute sour cream
  • 1/4 - 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons agave nectar or honey
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 4 cups diced cooked chicken
  • 1 cup seedless red grapes, sliced in half lengthwise
  • 4 medium scallions, thinly sliced
  • 3 mediium ribs celery, diced
  • ½ cup walnut pieces, toasted
  • Green leaf lettuce, leaves washed and patted dry
  • mini croissants, slider buns, or cocktail buns

Instructions
 

  • Make a dressing from the yogurt, mayo, lemon zest, lemon juice, and agave nectar; season to taste with salt and pepper.
    1 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt, may substitute sour cream, 1/4 - 1/3 cup mayonnaise, Zest of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 2 tablespoons agave nectar or honey, salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Stir in chicken, grapes, scallions, celery, and walnuts.
    4 cups diced cooked chicken, 1 cup seedless red grapes, sliced in half lengthwise, 4 medium scallions, thinly sliced, 3 mediium ribs celery, diced, ½ cup walnut pieces, toasted
  • Serve chicken salad wrapped in lettuce leaves, on croissants or slider buns, as desired.
    Green leaf lettuce, leaves washed and patted dry, mini croissants, slider buns, or cocktail buns

Notes

Recipe Tips: 
  • Chicken salad will keep for up to 3 days in the fridge in an airtight container. 
  • You may substitute green grapes for red grapes and also pecans or almonds for the walnuts. 
  • If you prefer, you can use chopped chicken thighs instead of chopped chicken breasts for this chicken salad. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 257kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 22gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 57mgSodium: 189mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 136IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1mg
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