Chicken salad is a great lunch option year round. This version was inspired by leftover turkey from this past Thanksgiving. It can be made with either chicken or turkey. Adding cranberries and walnuts switches up the flavors for the season. The dressing is all yogurt, no mayo, so a good skinny option as we indulge during the multiple celebrations of the holiday season. Enjoy!
Cranberry Walnut Turkey/Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
2 c chopped turkey or chicken
2 celery stalks, diced
1 c chopped apple
1/2 c dried cranberries
1/2 c toasted walnuts
1/4 c red onion, diced
3 T chopped parsley
Dressing: 1 c Greek non fat yogurt, splash of orange juice, 1 T maple syrup or honey, 1 t curry powder, 1 t ground cumin, 1 t Dijon mustard, salt and pepper to taste
Method: Combine all the ingredients for the salad in a bowl. Whisk all the ingredients for the dressing and toss with the salad. Serve with your choice of bread or croissant.
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Love the new ideas to tweak my chicken salad for winter!
Thank you Julie!!!
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YUM !!! Merci.
Mmmmmm what a great idea to mix all of those ingredients together. I’ll definitely try this with my left over turkey.
Moi aussi je vas définitivement l ‘essayer..yum yum…ça a l’air tellement Bon!
Bon pour la santé aussi! Parfait quand on arrive sur la fin de la dinde et qu’il ne reste que la viande est toute échiquetée! :)))
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Mmm I’d love to eat a bowl of that salad right now! 😉 It’s so good that you used yogurt, not mayo (and I use sour cream time to time for the dressing)
And I didn’t even miss the mayo either! If you like sour cream in your chicken salad, you can easily swap it out for yogurt. For those who can’t imagine giving up the mayo, the addition of a little dijon would give the yogurt a bit of a kick don’t you think?
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Totally agree! I also mix sour cream with a teaspoon of mustard! 😀
Good minds think alike 🙂 i may update my recipe and add the mustard there too as I usually do.
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I could easily get with this any time of the year! I have come to love dried cranberries, and I can only imagine how they must kick the flavor up a notch in this chicken salad. I’ve never subbed yogurt for mayo, but it couldn’t hurt to give it a try!!!
I don’t think you would miss the mayo 🙂
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