Honey Mustard Chicken Salad
Honey mustard chicken salad is a quick, flavor packed lunch or dinner. It has shredded chicken, crunchy vegetables, crisp apples, and roasted nuts in a creamy honey mustard dressing. This sweet and savory recipe is dairy free and gluten free.
Ingredients
Chicken Salad
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken use rotisserie or leftover chicken for ease
- ½ cup diced celery
- ½ cup diced apple any sweet, crisp variety
- ⅓ cup roasted cashews roughly chopped
- ¼ cup diced radish
Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing
- ½ cup plain unsweetened dairy free yogurt or Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup mayo
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- 1 ½ tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- kosher salt to taste
Garnish
- minced chives
Instructions
- Make salad. In a large bowl, combine shredded chicken, diced celery, diced apple, chopped cashews, and diced radish.
- Make dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients until smooth. Season to taste with kosher salt.
- Combine and serve. Pour the dressing over the chicken mixture and toss until well combined. Serve in lettuce wraps or a bed of greens, on toast, in a sandwich or wrap, with crackers, etc.
Notes
See the blog post for helpful tips as well as a make it your way section with substitutions & variations.