Name: Apple Walnut Chicken Salad Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced and cooked; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped; 1 bag spinach (8-10 oz. or baby spinach); 1 Granny Smith apple (sliced into 1/8” slices); 1/2 cup Craisins; 1/2 cup Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; 1/2 tsp honey; salt and black pepper, to taste

Apple Walnut Chicken Salad Recipe

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Course Chicken, Salads

Servings 4

Calories 404 kcal

Ingredients

2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, diced and cooked
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1 bag spinach (8-10 oz. or baby spinach)
1 Granny Smith apple (sliced into 1/8” slices)
1/2 cup Craisins
1/2 cup Gorgonzola cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/2 tsp honey
salt and black pepper, to taste

Instructions

#Apples and walnuts add crunch to this chicken salad. Make sure you try this Apple Walnut Chicken Salad recipe for a nice and light meal. Keep leftovers refrigerated for up to 2 days.# In small skillet over medium heat, toast walnuts until toasted aroma is released, about 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Sprinkle with salt and set aside. In medium bowl or liquid measuring container, whisk olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, salt and pepper together until well-combined; set aside.
Divide spinach between 4 plates.
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Evenly distribute chicken, apple slices, toasted walnuts, Craisins and Gorgonzola cheese over the spinach.
Drizzle with the balsamic vinaigrette, and serve.

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