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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

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

Course: Appetizer / Lunch / Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cherry salad, chicken salad, salad recipes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 504 kcal

Author: Katerina Petrovska

Ingredients

• 4 chicken breasts (about 1-pound) grilled/cooked and cut into cubes
• 1 bag (10 ounces) 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
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• pinch of kosher salt
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Place spinach in a large salad bowl.
2. Top with chicken, cheese, cherries and walnuts.
3. Add oil and vinegar; toss to combine.
4. Serve.

Recipe Notes

WW SmartPoints: 12

Nutrition Facts

Cherry Walnut Chicken Salad

Amount Per Serving

Calories 504 Calories from Fat 261

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 29g 45%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 110mg 37%

Sodium 461mg 19%

Potassium 704mg 20%

Total Carbohydrates 22g 7%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 19g

Protein 39g 78%

Vitamin A 4.1%

Vitamin C 2.5%

Calcium 13%

Iron 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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