Creamy Chicken Waldorf Salad Recipe, A fresh and creamy chicken Waldorf salad with crunchy apple, celery and walnuts and fresh leafy lettuce coat with mayo dressing. A delicious, fast and easy way to prepare a healthy salad.
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SERVES 4
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Creamy Chicken Waldorf Salad Ingredients: |
- 400g chicken breast fillets
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 1 carrot, roughly chopped
- Pinch of salt
- 2 red apples
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 60g blonde walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 125g mayonnaise
- 1 lettuce, separated into cups, washed and crisped
Cooking Instructions: |
- To poach the chicken fillets: place fillets, onion, carrot and salt in a pan and add hot water just to cover.
- Bring to a simmer, reduce heat and simmer gently for 20 minutes.
- Turn off heat and cool in its juices and strain, reserve stock for future use.
- Cut chicken into half-inch cubes. Wash apples well, leave skin on and cut into half-inch cubes and sprinkle with lemon juice.
- In a bowl, toss chicken, apples, celery and walnuts together, then add mayonnaise and gently toss through.
- Spoon into the lettuce cups and serve as an appetizer or light lunch; or line a salad bowl with lettuce leaves and pile salad into the center and serve for a buffet.
I love Waldorf salad! I typically make a simpler version – but I will have to try this recipe! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Made this one for lunch for us today – used leftover chicken. However, didn’t have walnuts, so I used the same amount of chopped dry-roasted almonds. Yum! None left….
I love waldor Salad. The juxtopostion of sweet from the apple and creamy taste of the chicken along with the crunch of the walnuts. It’s just fantastic!
I love waldorf salad, but I have never made it. I think I just found my recipe! Vicki