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Quick Healthy Chicken Salad
Quick healthy chicken salad. An easy to make lower calorie salad. A perfect dinner for busy weeknights and ideal for lunchboxes too!
Course Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine International
Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Calories 375kcal
Author Neil
- 70 g cashew nuts
- 500 g cooked chicken chopped
- 3 spring onions chopped
- 1 celery stalk chopped
- 10 cherry tomatoes quartered
- 100 g cucumber diced
- 50 g shredded iceberg lettuce
- 150 g 0% fat Greek yogurt
- 50 g low fat mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- Freshly ground salt and pepper
Dry fry the cashew nuts in a large frying pan until golden and lay aside to cool.
In a large mixing bowl combine the cooked chicken with the spring onions, celery, cherry tomatoes, cucumber and iceberg lettuce.
In a small Pyrex bowl combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, mustard, and vinegar. Season to taste with the salt and pepper.
Combine the yogurt dressing with the chicken mixture, add the cooled nuts and stir everything together to combine.
Serve cold as packed lunches or for dinner with some pitta breads.
Keep your salad fresh in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Still well before serving.
This chicken salad is not suitable for freezing.
Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 240mg | Potassium: 624mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 430IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 77mg | Iron: 3mg