I LOVE chicken salad but I found it hard to find a store-bought version that fit into my healthy eating regime. I came up with this no (or low) mayo, high-fiber, high Omega-3 version.
Here is the recipe (makes 4-6 servings)
Naked rotisserie organic chicken (use all white meat and as much dark as you like but no skin)
1-2 chopped apples and/or 1/2 cup of halved purple seedless grapes (the water in the fruit makes the chicken salad moist which means you don't need as much or any mayo!)
1 stalk celery, chopped fine
1/4 cup or less chopped onion, chopped very fine
2 tbsp slivered almonds
2 tbsp chopped pecans
2 tbsp dried cranberries (dried cherries would also work or you can use fresh grapes)
Chop everything up in similar size pieces and combine. Set aside while you make dressing.
Dressing:
1/2 cup plain low-fat or non-fat plain yogurt (the less creamy, more acidic kind is better for this).
2 tsp grainy mustard
Splash of champagne vinegar (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
If you like, add a little mayo but it's not necessary.
Whisk until blended. Toss the salad with the dressing.
Put in an airtight container, really press it in to make all the flavors meld even more. Serve on lettuce or with a serving of nice grainy or seedy crackers. My fave are Mary's Gone Crackers Gluten-Free crackers. You can get these at Whole Foods or the health-foods section at most grocery stores. Heaven!
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