Cranberry Chicken Salad
Description: This easy cranberry chicken salad recipe is filled with sweet cranberries, crunchy celery and toasted pine nuts - swap pecans or almonds if that's what you have. It can be served on a croissant or bread for a sandwich, or on apple slices for a low carb option.
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked chicken breast (chopped)
- 1 stalk celery (sliced)
- 1 - 2 green onions (sliced)
- 3/4 cup sweetened, dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup pine nuts (toasted)
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard powder (or 1 - 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard)
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Prep the salad ingredients. Slice the celery. Chop the green onion and the chicken. Toast the pine nuts (optional, but definitely worth the effort).
- Mix the chicken salad. Combine the chopped ingredients in a mixing bowl with the chicken. Add the rest of the salad ingredients, and stir to combine.
- Chill before serving. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to blend. If needed, adjust seasoning with salt & pepper, to taste.