Name: Chicken waldorf salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 50g walnuts; 2 celery stalks; 1 apple; 50g red grapes; 2 Tbsp Greek yogurt; 1-2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice; ½ tsp Dijon mustard; 1 handful of watercress or parsley leaves; 1 chicken breast or 1 cup of leftover cooked chicken meat, shredded

Chicken waldorf salad

17 Jul 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Background

This chicken waldorf salad is an ideal dish to take for picnics, trips, in lunchboxes - or to serve at parties. If you have leftover grilled or roasted chicken, the perfect way to use it up is this salad - which then takes just 5 minutes to put together. I love it as a quick and easy lunch with some wholesome bread.

Ingredients

50g walnuts
2 celery stalks
1 apple
50g red grapes
2 Tbsp Greek yogurt
1-2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ tsp Dijon mustard
1 handful of watercress or parsley leaves
1 chicken breast or 1 cup of leftover cooked chicken meat, shredded

Instructions

Brush the chicken breast with olive oil, season with salt & pepper then grill it or and fry it in a griddle pan. Let it rest then cut it into chunks.
If you're using leftover chicken, shred it into bite-size chunks.
Dry-fry the walnuts (i.e. without any oil) until golden and aromatic.
Cut the grapes in half; the apple into small cubes; the celery stalks into thin slices.
Mix the vegetables, chicken chunks and toasted walnuts in a serving dish.
Whisk the yogurt, lemon juice and mustard in a small bowl. Season to taste then add it to the salad. Mix well.
Taste it and adjust the seasoning, lemon juice or mustard.
Just before serving, add the chopped watercress leaves or sprinkle with chopped parsley.