Description
A delicious and nutritious chicken spinach salad, perfect for lunch or a light dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups chopped or shredded chicken
- 1 cup spinach, finely chopped
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ a large apple, chopped (about ½ cup chopped)
- ½ a red onion, chopped (about ½ cup chopped)
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup pecans, chopped
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3–4 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp kosher salt (more to taste)
- ¼ tsp black pepper (more to taste)
Instructions
- Dice the chicken into small pieces or shred it (whichever you prefer). Dice it using a sharp knife or shred it by pulsing it a few times in a food processor or use 2 forks. Chop the apple, pecans, and red onion. I do fine chopping so everything gets incorporated into the mixture evenly.
- Add all the ingredients to a large bowl and mix it well so that everything is coated. Give it a taste and add more salt as needed.
- Hint: since the flavor depends partly on the way you cook your chicken, give it a taste once everything is mixed together. If it tastes bland, the best way to fix that is to add more salt to taste before adjusting anything else!
Notes
- This salad is versatile. Feel free to add other ingredients you enjoy such as walnuts or different fruits.
- Can be served chilled or at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salads
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg