Harvest Chicken Salad
photo by PalatablePastime
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
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Dressing
- 2 oranges
- 1⁄3 cup fat-free mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons stone ground mustard
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 small garlic clove, pressed
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Salad
- 1 (6 ounce) package fresh baby spinach leaves
- 2 cups diced roasted chicken meat
- 1 cup celery rib, diced
- 2 medium Red Delicious apples
- 1⁄2 cup red onion, chopped
- 3⁄4 cup dried sweetened cranberries
- 1⁄2 cup pecan halves, toasted (optional)
- orange section (optional)
directions
- For dressing, zest one orange to measure 2 teaspoons zest.
- Juice oranges to measure 1/2 cup juice.
- Combine orange zest, mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, salt, black pepper and pressed garlic; whisk until smooth.
- While continuously whisking, add orange juice in a thin, steady stream; set dressing aside.
- For salad, place spinach in bottom of large serving bowl.
- Dice chicken and celery.
- Cut apples in half lengthwise; remove stems and seeds.
- Cut each apple half into small pieces.
- Chop onion.
- Layer chicken, celery, apples, onion, cranberries and pecans, if desired, over spinach.
- To serve, drizzle dressing over salad and toss to coat.
- Top with orange segments (if you want to add this, you will need at least 1 extra orange) and Whole-Grain Croutons, if desired.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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Lovely combination of ingredients! I used the meat from a rotisserie chicken and this salad came together very quickly. I loved the dressing flavor! This made for a healthy, quick and satisfying family dinner. I'd say it served 3-4 as a main course (not the 12 that is stated). Thank you for posting! Made for Spring Pick A Chef in the Contests/Events forum.
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I made this tonight with a few modifications: 1) used orange juice instead of juicing an orange, 2) used Romaine instead of spinach, 3) omitted the cranberries and 4) subbed walnuts for pecans. All in all this is a very delicious salad. I ate it for dinner at my son's baseball game. The dressing is sweet and tangy and I think the inclusion of the cranberries would have made it too sweet, but perhaps that was because I used orange juice instead of juicing the oranges. The garlic gives it a nice punch. To say that this serves 12 people with only 2 cups of chicken and 6 oz greens is an overestimation in my opinion. I would say that as written, this recipe would serve 4 adults as a salad (and not a main dish as I ate it). Also, the calorie count on this incorrect. One boneless, skinless chicken breast has approximately 200 calories alone, and you need approx 1.5 breasts get 2 cups of diced chicken. I entered this recipe on a calorie tracking website and it told me that, as written, the recipe has approx 950 calories total, or approx 240 per serving (for 4 people). This is a great summer salad to eat cold or to take to your childrens' games. I will definitely be making this again.
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I made this tonight with a few modifications: 1) used orange juice instead of juicing an orange, 2) used Romaine instead of spinach, 3) omitted the cranberries and 4) subbed walnuts for pecans. All in all this is a very delicious salad. I ate it for dinner at my son's baseball game. The dressing is sweet and tangy and I think the inclusion of the cranberries would have made it too sweet, but perhaps that was because I used orange juice instead of juicing the oranges. The garlic gives it a nice punch. To say that this serves 12 people with only 2 cups of chicken and 6 oz greens is an overestimation in my opinion. I would say that as written, this recipe would serve 4 adults as a salad (and not a main dish as I ate it). Also, the calorie count on this incorrect. One boneless, skinless chicken breast has approximately 200 calories alone, and you need approx 1.5 breasts get 2 cups of diced chicken. I entered this recipe on a calorie tracking website and it told me that, as written, the recipe has approx 950 calories total, or approx 240 per serving (for 4 people). This is a great summer salad to eat cold or to take to your childrens' games. I will definitely be making this again.
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