Chicken Salad With Fruit and Toasted Pecans
photo by threeovens
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 3 cups cooked diced chicken
- 1 crisp apple
- 1 firm but ripe pear
- lemon juice
- 1 cup red seedless grapes, halved
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives or 2 tablespoons parsley
- 1 cup toasted pecans, chopped
-
Orange-Poppy Seed Dressing
- 1⁄3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon poppy seed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
directions
- Core and dice the apple and pear. Sprinkle the fruit with 1 or 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice to keep it from discoloring. In a large bowl, combine the diced chicken, apple, pear, grapes and chives.
- To make the dressing, in a small bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients.
- Just before serving, add all of the dressing to the chicken salad and toss well to combine. Adjust seasonings, adding additional salt if necessary. Top with the toasted pecans.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sageca
Canada
I love to cook, read recipe books and food magazines,spend time in kitchen stores, grocery stores, gourmet shops, learning new cooking techniques, trying new kitchen gadgets,tasting exotic foods,enjoying a wonderful meal. I've always had a herb garden; now I have containers on my patio with my must have herbs. It seems, everything tastes better with fresh herbs!