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Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad

Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad – Delicious chicken salad featuring a combination of dried cherries, walnuts and baby spinach tossed with a simple oil-and-vinegar dressing.

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Chicken Salad With Walnuts And Cherries

Fresh baby spinach topped with chicken, dried cherries, gorgonzola cheese and walnuts. A tasty salad that’s quick and easy to make.

Hi-Ya, friends!!

This week! Oh my gosh!

Yesterday my 5-year old, Ana, came home from school in TEARS becaaaaaaaause…. she doesn’t have blonde hair and blue eyes. She’s FIVE! Ugh. Didn’t think it would start this soon.

THEN, a reader told me that she almost burned down the house while making one of my recipes. EEEK!

And THEN!! I got an email that said I had 20 million dollars waiting for me at a bank in Nigeria. I almost believed it.

I just need to regroup. Friday should be here any day now.

Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad | www.diethood.com | Delicious chicken salad featuring a combination of dried cherries, walnuts and baby spinach tossed with a simple oil-and-vinegar dressing.

Oh look, it’s 2 weeks before Christmas and we’re eating a salad! I’m just looking out for you. If we eat a salad today, we can double up on the ham on Christmas Day. Or hit up the cookie tray and double fist.

But, Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad. Welcome to the truest love of all. It all started one Christmas Day, when a relative brought a creamy chicken salad studded with dried cherries and walnuts.
I took a bite…and another…and another. I didn’t like it.
I mean, the salad was in the middle of an identity crisis. Am I a dessert? Am I a starter? Am I savory or am I sweet?! OH, the pain!

I’m not implying that YOUR creamy chicken salad ain’t good… I’m sure it is. But mine is a tad bit healthier. Popeye approved.

Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad | www.diethood.com | Delicious chicken salad featuring a combination of dried cherries, walnuts and baby spinach tossed with a simple oil-and-vinegar dressing.

This beautiful salad is an easy lunch. I often send it to work with my other half. I throw in a few of Star’s Olive Oil and Red Wine Vinegar Single-Serving Packs and he’s ready to go.

But, it’s an easy lunch that also serves as dinner! He just gets the leftovers to-go.

Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad | www.diethood.com | Delicious chicken salad featuring a combination of dried cherries, walnuts and baby spinach tossed with a simple oil-and-vinegar dressing.

In looking for a word to describe this, I’m going to settle with delicious texture.

I’d like to suggest to totally make it your own by swapping out whatever ingredients you got, however, make sure that at some point or another, you try it AS IS.

ENJOY!

Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad | www.diethood.com | Delicious chicken salad featuring a combination of dried cherries, walnuts and baby spinach tossed with a simple oil-and-vinegar dressing.

Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad

Katerina | Diethood
Delicious chicken salad featuring a combination of dried cherries, walnuts and baby spinach tossed with a simple oil-and-vinegar dressing.
4 from 3 votes
Servings : 6 servings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ pound cooked chicken breasts, cut into cubes
  • 4 cups mixed greens
  • 1 bag (10 ounces) fresh baby spinach
  • 1 cup crumbled gorgonzola cheese
  • 1 bag (5 ounces) dried cherries, when in season, you can also use fresh chopped cherries
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, or to taste
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Place mixed greens and spinach in a large salad bowl.
  • Top with chicken, cheese, cherries and walnuts.
  • Combine oil, vinegar, dijon mustard, salt, and pepper in a mixing bowl and whisk until well incorporated. Taste and adjust for vinegar, salt, and pepper.
  • Add the dressing to the salad and toss to combine.
  • Serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 400 kcal | Carbohydrates: 4 g | Protein: 25 g | Fat: 32 g | Saturated Fat: 7 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13 g | Cholesterol: 62 mg | Sodium: 285 mg | Potassium: 331 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin A: 485 IU | Vitamin C: 7 mg | Calcium: 132 mg | Iron: 2 mg

Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.

Course: Appetizer / Lunch / Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cherry salad, chicken salad, salad recipes
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