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Southern Chicken Salad Recipe
In this southern chicken salad recipe, you'll find a great balance of colors, textures, and flavors between the ingredients. They all come from the combination of chicken, celery, pecans, red onion, pickle relish, and cranberries.
- cook TIME 20 mins
- prep TIME 10 mins
- total TIME 30 mins
Course: Side DishCuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 241 kcal
Author: Tuyet Pham, Luna Regina
Ingredients (13)
- 6 oz skinless boneless chicken breast
- 6 oz celery chopped
- 2 oz red onion diced
- 1 oz pickle relish diced
- 1/3 cup pecans chopped
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries halved
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper divided
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp traditional Dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp parsley for garnishing
INSTRUCTIONS
1
Rub the 6 oz chicken breast with 1/4 tsp ground black pepper, and 1/8 tsp salt. Let rest for 5 minutes.
2
Heat 1/2 tbsp olive oil over medium-low heat. Sear the chicken until golden on both sides.
3
Remove from heat, allow to cool down, and chop into bite-sized chunks.
4
Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the 1 tsp mustard, 3 tbsp Greek yogurt, 2 tbsp mayonnaise, and 1/4 tsp ground black pepper.
5
Toss the chicken chunks, 6 oz celery, 1/3 cup pecans, 2 oz red onion, 1 oz pickle relish, and 1/3 cup cranberries together with the dressing.
6
Transfer the chicken salad onto serving plates, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 241kcal | Fat 15g | Saturated Fat 2g | Trans Fat 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat 1g | Monounsaturated Fat 2g | Cholesterol 43mg | Sodium 292mg | Potassium 346mg | Carbohydrate 14g | Fiber 2g | Sugar 9g | Protein 12g | Vitamin A 390IU | Vitamin C 5mg | Calcium 46mg | Iron 1mg