Description
These Autumn Chicken Salad Sandwiches are a delightful blend of flavors and textures, perfect for a light and satisfying meal. Tender chicken, crisp apples, sweet grapes, and crunchy pecans are tossed in a creamy dressing and served on buttery croissants or sandwich rolls.
Ingredients
Scale
Chicken Salad:
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced
- 1 apple (such as Honeycrisp), cored and diced
- 1/2 cup red grapes, halved
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- 1/4 cup celery, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup red onion, finely chopped
Dressing:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Additional:
- 4 croissants or sandwich rolls
- Lettuce leaves for serving
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: In a large bowl, mix chicken, apple, grapes, cranberries, pecans, celery, and red onion.
- Prepare Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- Toss with Dressing: Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture and toss to coat evenly.
- Chill: Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
- Assemble: Split croissants or rolls, layer with lettuce, and spoon chicken salad on top.
Notes
- For extra crunch, toast the pecans before adding.
- Substitute Greek yogurt for half of the mayonnaise for a lighter option.
- This salad is delicious served in lettuce wraps for a low-carb version.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Sandwich
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
