Pecan Chicken Salad with Apples and Grapes

Description

Use a rotisserie chicken from the grocery, or make your own roasted chicken, for this recipe. The fruit brings a slightly sweet taste, and the celery and pecans give great texture. This chicken salad is right at home on a croissant for lunch, or on a bed of lettuce with a side of cantaloupe for brunch.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chopped cold rotisserie or roasted chicken
  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • 1 Fuji apple – washed, cored, and chopped
  • 1 cup red grapes, halved
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons Thousand Island dressing
  • 1 tablespoon minced red onion, or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon curry powder
  • ¼ teaspoon dry mustard
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Combine chicken
  2. celery
  3. apple
  4. grapes
  5. and pecans in a large bowl.
  6. Combine mayonnaise
  7. Thousand Island Dressing
  8. onion
  9. ginger
  10. curry powder
  11. and dry mustard in a small bowl. Whisk together and pour dressing over salad ingredients. Mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 6

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