Healthy Chicken Salad with Grapes and Almonds
A delightful chicken salad featuring tender chicken, juicy grapes, and crunchy almonds in a creamy Greek yogurt dressing, perfect for lunches or light dinners.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Healthy
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1 cup red grapes, halved
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced almonds
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 2 Tbsp parsley, finely chopped
- 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix together the chopped chicken, diced celery, halved grapes, sliced almonds, green onions, and parsley until evenly distributed.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, celery seed, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
- Drizzle the dressing over the chicken mixture, and gently mix until all ingredients are coated.
- Cover the salad and refrigerate until ready to serve to enhance the flavors.
- Serve chilled with crackers, in a wrap, or on a bed of lettuce.
Notes
Use leftover rotisserie chicken for a quick meal. Adjust ingredient amounts based on personal preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 60mg