Apple Walnut Chicken Salad
Nutrition per serving
Protein per 100 kcal: 8.5g · Energy from macros: 33% protein / 21% carbs / 46% fat
Ingredients
- 250g chicken breast (2 breasts)
- 1 medium apple, diced
- 40g walnuts, roughly chopped
- 60g mixed salad leaves
- 1 celery stalk, thinly sliced
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 120g Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp honey
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Instructions
Season the chicken breasts with salt and black pepper, then sear in a hot pan with half the olive oil for 6-7 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
Rest the chicken for 5 minutes, then slice it thinly across the grain.
Dice the apple, roughly chop the walnuts, and thinly slice the celery and red onion.
Whisk the Greek yogurt with the lemon juice, remaining olive oil, Dijon mustard and honey until smooth, then season with salt and pepper.
Combine the sliced chicken, apple, walnuts, celery, red onion and salad leaves in a large bowl.
Pour over the dressing, toss gently until everything is coated, and serve straight away or chilled.
Apple walnut chicken salad is a fresh, crunchy weight loss lunch — golden seared chicken, crisp apple, toasted walnuts and celery tossed in a light creamy yogurt dressing. It is high in protein, full of fibre and healthy fats, and ready in about 30 minutes. Serve it straight from the bowl or chill it for ten minutes while the flavours come together.
