Mock Charleston's Champaign Chicken Salad
I was craving the Champaign chicken salad from Charsleston's but didn't want to spend the money to go out, so I recreated it. Turned out yummy. When my husband saw it he wasn't sure, but when he tasted it he said it was good and that he was surprised cause it is a weird combination of ingredients. Easy Peasy! Serves 4
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INGREDIENTS
NutritionSalad
- 1
- 1⁄4cup chopped dates
- 1⁄4cup sunflower seeds
- 1⁄2cup feta cheese
- 1cup cooked chicken (I used leftover rotisserie chicken)
- 1⁄2
- 1⁄2
- 1
- 1⁄4cup sweet vinaigrette (recipe follows)
Spiced pecans
- 1tablespoon butter
- 1tablespoon water
- 1⁄4cup sugar
- 1dash salt
- 1⁄8teaspoon allspice
- 3⁄4teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄2cup chopped pecans
Sweet vinaigrette
- 1⁄4cup olive oil
- 2tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 2tablespoons sugar
- 1dash salt
- 1dash fresh pepper
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DIRECTIONS
- Salad:.
- 1. Mix first 8 ingredients into salad bowl.
- 2. Drizzle on dressing and toss.
- Spiced Pecans:.
- 1. Heat first ingredients in saucepan until thickened.
- 2. Stir in pecans.
- 3. Spread hot pecans on piece of wax paper.
- 4. When cool, break into chunks
- Dressing:.
- 1. Mix all ingredients.
- 2. Whisk together until blended.
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