Description
A creamy, crunchy, and refreshing Chicken Salad made with tender diced chicken, juicy red grapes, crisp apples, celery, chopped nuts, and a bright lemon-mayonnaise dressing. Perfect for sandwiches, croissants, lettuce cups, pita bread, or crackers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, or to taste
- 4 cups cooked chicken, diced
- 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved or quartered
- 1 cup red apple, chopped
- 1 cup celery ribs, chopped, about 2 stalks
- 1 cup pecans, walnuts, or almonds, chopped or sliced
- Bread, for serving
- Croissants, for serving
- Lettuce cups, for serving
- Pita bread, for serving
- Crackers, for serving
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine mayonnaise, fresh lemon juice, chopped parsley, kosher salt, and fresh ground pepper. Stir until smooth and creamy.
- In a separate large bowl, combine cooked diced chicken, red grapes, chopped apple, chopped celery, and chopped nuts.
- Drizzle the creamy dressing over the chicken mixture.
- Gently stir until the dressing is evenly distributed and all ingredients are coated.
- Cover the bowl and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
- Serve as sandwiches on bread or croissants, in lettuce cups, with pita bread, or with crackers.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Notes
- Chill the Chicken Salad for at least 1 hour for the best flavor and texture.
- Use cold cooked chicken to help the dressing stay thick and creamy.
- Cut grapes, apples, celery, and chicken into even pieces for balanced bites.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Freezing is not recommended because mayonnaise-based dressing can separate.
- Serve chilled for the freshest flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400 kcal
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 639mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 35g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 16mg