Simply The Best Chicken Waldorf Salad

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

A version of popular Waldorf salad made with chicken breasts, roasted walnuts, apple, dried cranberries, and grapes is served in a light mayonnaise and yogurt dressing.

Ingredients

1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 cooked rotisserie chicken breasts, cubed
1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 Granny Smith apple, cored and cubed
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
2 teaspoons lemon juice

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2 Spread chopped walnuts onto a baking sheet.
3 Roast walnuts in the preheated oven until they are fragrant and browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove and let cool.
4 Lightly toss chicken with grape halves, cranberries, apple, walnuts, and onion in a salad bowl. Whisk mayonnaise, vanilla yogurt, and lemon juice in a separate bowl. Pour dressing over salad and toss again to coat.