Lunch · American

Chicken, apple and pecan salad

Diced chicken, crisp apple and celery in a tangy yogurt dressing, served on greens with toasted pecans.

Serves
2
Prep
15 min
Total
15 min
  • High-protein here means at least 20 g of protein a serving, and at least 20% of its calories.
  • Gluten-free here means no wheat or gluten; oats and soy sauce count as gluten.
  • Low-carb here means at most 30 g of carbohydrate a serving, and at most 26% of its calories.

Ingredients

For 2 bowls
  • 250 g cooked chicken breast, diced
  • 1 medium apple, diced
  • 100 g celery, sliced
  • 120 g plain nonfat greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 80 g mixed salad greens
  • 20 g pecans, chopped
  • 1 tbsp dried cranberries

Method

  1. Whisk the yogurt, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

  2. Fold in the chicken, apple and celery until coated.

  3. Divide the greens between two bowls and spoon the chicken salad on top.

  4. Scatter with pecans and cranberries. Keeps 2 days in the fridge without the greens.

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