Description
This Pomegranate Apple Chicken Salad is a delightful mix of flavors and textures, combining juicy apples, tangy pomegranate seeds, and tender chicken in a creamy dressing. Perfect for a light and refreshing meal!
Ingredients
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Salad:
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or chopped
- 1 apple (such as Honeycrisp or Fuji), diced
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 1/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- juice of 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- Prepare Salad: In a large bowl, combine the shredded chicken, diced apple, pomegranate seeds, celery, and walnuts.
- Make Dressing: In a separate small bowl, whisk together the Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, honey, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
- Toss and Chill: Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture and toss until everything is evenly coated. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors meld.
- Serve: Enjoy chilled on its own, in lettuce wraps, as a sandwich filling, or over greens.
Notes
- Use rotisserie chicken for quick prep.
- Swap nuts for sunflower seeds for a nut-free version.
- Keeps well in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad, Lunch
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 290 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 24 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
