Apple Pecan Grilled Chicken Dinner Salad Food

APPLE PECAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine mayonnaise, honey mustard, lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl.
• Stir in cooked chicken, chopped apple, pecans, and dried cherries or cranberries to coat.
• Cover and chill salad for 1 to 2 hours before serving.

APPLE PECAN GRILLED CHICKEN DINNER SALAD

Steps:

• Cut apples in half, leaving peel on, and core. (I like to use my melon baller to core when I want nice looking apple slices. See pic at left.) Slice into 1/4 inch slices.
• Place mixed salad greens in a large, decorative salad bowl. Add apples, (red onions if using) craisins, sugared nuts of your choice, (croutons, if using) and crumbled blue cheese.
• Warm grilled chicken breasts in microwave and slice into 1/2 inch strips. Fan on top of salad while hot and serve with vinaigrette below or your favorite bottled vinaigrette, raspberry, strawberry or pomegranate.
• Raspberry Vinaigrette Instructions: 1/2 c. canola oil 10 frozen or fresh raspberries 3 Tbsp. raspberry vinegar, or to taste 2 Tbsp. raspberry jam 1 Tbsp. sugar, or to taste 2 tsp. Dijon mustard 1/4 tsp. onion powder Place all dressing ingredients in blender to emulsify. I use my immersion or stick blender for less cleanup. You can easily adjust the sweetness or tartness by adjusting the jam/vinegar ratio to customize it to your taste. Recipe for vinaigrette adapted from food.com.

PECAN CHICKEN SALAD WITH APPLES AND GRAPES

Steps:

• Combine chicken, celery, apple, grapes, and pecans in a large bowl.
• Combine mayonnaise, Thousand Island Dressing, onion, ginger, curry powder, and dry mustard in a small bowl. Whisk together and pour dressing over salad ingredients. Mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper.