Nuts About Cherries Chicken Salad

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 222.8
  • Total Fat: 5.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 70.0 mg
  • Sodium: 194.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 12.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 29.0 g

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Introduction

A wonderful chicken salad with a nice twist of added nuts and dried cherries. A wonderful chicken salad with a nice twist of added nuts and dried cherries.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    4 cooked, boneless chicken breasts, diced
    1 C. Nuts About Cherries, coarsely chopped
    1/3 C. diced celery
    1/3 C. diced apples (Mitsu or Granny Smith)
    1/3 C. plain low-fat yogurt
    1/3 C. low-fat mayonnaise
    1 T. buttermilk
    salt and pepper, optional, to taste

Directions

In large bowl, combine chicken, Nuts About Cherries, celery and apple. After well combined, add the yogurt, mayo and buttermilk. Salt and/or pepper, if desired.
Toss together well and refrigerate until chilled.
Serve by itself, on wheat bread, croissant, or pita.

For an added twist, add the zest of an orange or two.

Nuts About Cherries is a mix of dried cranberries, blueberries, tart cherries, almonds, and pecans.
You may substitute with a mix of any nuts or dried fruit of your choice. (Dried currants are very good .)

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user *MADGE*.