Recipe: Perfect Waldorf Chicken Salad

Waldorf Chicken Salad. A version of popular Waldorf salad made with chicken breasts, roasted walnuts, apple, dried cranberries, and grapes is served in a light mayonnaise and yogurt dressing. Since then, it has remained a classic and has influenced many variations and twists on the original. By adding chicken and grapes to the salad, you can create an element of heartiness to this dish that makes it perfect for lunches all week.

This fresh and crunchy Waldorf Chicken Salad is a fantastic way to up your chicken salad game. It's chocked-full with rotisserie chicken, sweet chunks of apple, red grapes, chewy golden raisins, crisp celery and toasted walnuts all beautifully combined with a homemade dressing. This Waldorf Chicken Salad is a refreshing and filling dish loaded with fruit, veggies, and nuts. You can have Waldorf Chicken Salad using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Waldorf Chicken Salad

1. Prepare 1 of stock celery.
2. It's 2 of stock Green onion.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of red or green grapes.
4. You need 1/2 cup of finely diced apple.
5. You need 2 large of chicken breasts.
6. You need 1/4 cup of slivered almonds.
7. Prepare 2/3 cup of mayonnaise.
8. You need 1 tbsp of dijon mustard.
9. You need 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
10. It's 2 tsp of lemon pepper seasoning.
11. It's 2 tsp of dill.
12. Prepare 1 of salt and pepper.

It comes together quickly and packs up well for taking to work or even a picnic. A couple of my other favorite quick and easy picnic lunch recipes are Chicken Caesar Salad Wraps and Basil Pesto Chicken. Leftover cooked chicken makes this chicken Waldorf salad, loaded with apples, grapes, celery and walnuts, a snap to assemble. If you use rotisserie chicken, keep in mind that it's salty and omit the salt in the dressing.

Waldorf Chicken Salad step by step

1. shred or cube cooked chicken breasts (I prefer shredded).
2. finely chop all fruit and vegetables and add to chicken.
3. lightly toast almonds in a dry pan on medium heat until golden. Add to mixture..
4. Add and stir in remaining ingredients. Refridgerate at least one hour. I like to eat it on toasted bread with lots of lettuce..

Serve over watercress, with a chunk of whole-grain baguette. Mix together chicken, apples, celery and walnuts in a bowl. Pour over chicken mixture in bowl; toss well. Arrange lettuce on serving plates; top with chicken waldorf salad. Chicken Waldorf Salad is a classic salad made with apples, grapes, pecans and celery in a light, creamy dressing.