Apr 12th 10

Cranberry Chicken Walnut Salad

This weekend was wonderful!  I took an overnight trip to Burlington, and got to try all sorts of wonderful food.  I had the most wonderful dinner (escargot with garlic and Gruyère, Petit Sirloin with Garlic Shrimp with Roasted Asparagus, and for dessert, a creamy, delicious, and decadent vanilla bean Creme Brulee) at the Windjammer Restaraunt in Burlington, Vermont.  It was amazing.  For breakfast this morning, I had another incredible meal, a gourmet treat; the breakfast buffet at G’s Restaurant, also in Burlington.  Both highly recommended, fantastic, superb meals!

But on the unexpected journey to Burlington, I stopped at a deli, where they had freshly prepared salads.  Trying to keep my food choice supportive, I opted for a Cranberry Chicken salad.  It gave me inspiration to come home and try it myself!  It was made with onions and mayo, but I did a little bit of a switcheroo, and did a few things different..all I can say is, “Yum!” 

First, I took 1/3 cup of dried cranberries (if you can find the ones without sugar at the health food store, use those!), and mixed them into a big bowl with a 6 oz. container of Chobani plain yogurt.  This softens/constitutes/plumps the cranberries.  Make sure to coat the berries completely so that the plump-up will happen!

  Next, as always on Sundays, I poached some chicken (3 breasts)and diced it up.  I cut up 2 stalks of celery, 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts, salt and pepper, and a smidge of celery salt.

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7 Responses to “Cranberry Chicken Walnut Salad”

1. Suzanne Masland says:

   April 12, 2010 at 03:44

   Yum! Thank you Nedah
2. Kristianne says:

   April 13, 2010 at 20:09

   I changed the celery to golden apples and I added an oz of sharp cheddar cheese. It was very yummy.
3. Pamela Donovan says:

   April 16, 2010 at 18:54

   Hi Nedah,

   I wanted to ask if you put some kind of dressing on your Cranberry Chicken Salad. It looks delicious and I want to try it this weekend.

   Thanks Pam
4. leanKitchen says:

   April 16, 2010 at 19:00

   Hi Pam! The yogurt serves as the “dressing” rather than coating it with mayo. Hope this helps! Enjoy it this weekend!
5. Denise says:

   June 18, 2010 at 13:58

   I made this for a “potluck” lunch at work today. There are not 6 women raving about this chicken salad and can’t wait for me to make it again! They couldn’t believe it was healthy!!! Thanks Nedah!!!!
6. Denise "P" says:

   June 23, 2010 at 13:46

   Nedah…awesome…awesome…awesome!!! I loved it!!! If people havent tried it…You should!!!!
7. Nicole says:

   June 30, 2010 at 09:56

   This is amazing!! I actually prefer it over, regular chicken salad!