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New York Chicken and Apple Salad

A twist on the classic New York-style Waldorf Salad with chicken and a creamy, but low-calorie, garlic dressing.

Serves 2

Difficulty
Easy
Preparation Time
Less than 30 minutes
Cooking Time
No cooking time required
Calories Per Serving
515
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Ingredients for  2  Servings

  • 300g
    Cooked chicken breasts, skin removed, roughly torn
  • 2
    Crunchy apples, such as Red Delicious or Cox’s, cored and cut into 1.5cm slices
  • 150g
    Little Gem, leaves separated, roughly torn
  • 150g
    Red and green seedless grapes, halved
  • 2
    Celery sticks, thinly sliced
  • 4
    Spring onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp
    Chopped toasted walnuts
  • ½
    Lemon, juice only
  • 1 tsp
    Runny honey
  • -
    Fresh dill, to garnish
  • For the Dressing

  • 200g
    Fat-free natural yoghurt
  • 1
    Garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tbsp
    Cider vinegar
  • 1 tbsp
    Wholegrain mustard
  • 3 tbsp
    Chopped fresh dill
  • -
    Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Approximate Times

  • Preparation :
    Less than 30 minutes
  • Cooking :
    No cooking time required

Method

  1. Put the apples in a wide salad bowl and toss with the lemon juice and honey. Add the grapes, celery, spring onion, lettuce and chicken and toss.
  2. To make the dressing, whisk the yoghurt, garlic, vinegar, mustard and dill together and season. Spoon over the salad and toss well.
  3. Scatter with the walnuts, garnish with dill and serve.