I have this habit of forgetting about grapes.
As in, I have this habit of forgetting that grapes exist.
Do you ever do that with foods? Like, totally go for months without eating or seeing a certain food anywhere, and then suddenly it pops up on a random cheese platter and you realize that — oh my gosh — I totally forgot about grapes! And about how much I freaking love grapes!?
This exact scenario just might have happened to me while we were in New Zealand. And ever since we arrived home, I have been on a mission to make up for all of this lost time that apparently lapsed with me and grapes. Which means that I may have over-purchased a bit. And that my fridge may been transformed into a virtual vineyard. And I may now be racking my brain for all sorts of different ways to use these puppies up.
So my random throwback craving of the week has now turned into today’s new blog post. That’s right. Skip the mayo and toss in some Greek yogurt. But other than that, it’s the classic chicken salad that we will forever and always love.
How To Make A Lightened Up Chicken Salad | 1-Minute Video
I’ll admit — I probably haven’t had a classic chicken salad in about 10 years. But after whipping up this recipe, I’m convinced that it only gets better with age. And when lightened up with some Greek yogurt in lieu of mayo, I’m convinced it may be even better than the original. ;)
To make it, just chop up a bunch of cooked chicken (I used a rotisserie), celery, grapes, shallot, walnuts, dried cranberries, Greek yogurt, and lots of salt and pepper. (Next time I totally want to add in an avocado too!)
Toss it all together until everything is evenly coated with the Greek yogurt…
…and then within minutes, your lightened-up chicken salad will be ready to enjoy. Serve it up on some sandwich bread with lettuce, serve it in an avocado shell, serve it on a simple bed of arugula, serve it with an extra side of grapes (that you’re desperately trying to use up)…you know, you decide. ;) However you serve it, I hope you love it as much as I did.
Cheers!
Lightened-Up Chicken Salad
- Prep Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 6 -8 servings 1x
Description
This Lightened-Up Chicken Salad recipe is made with healthier Greek yogurt and many of the other classic ingredients we all love!
Ingredients
- 4 cups diced cooked chicken
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt
- 1 cup seedless grapes, halved
- 1 small shallot, peeled and finely-diced
- 1/2 cup toasted walnuts
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries or cherries
- 1 teaspoon worchestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large bowl, and toss until combined and evenly-coated.
- Serve immediately, or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3 days.
Notes
Recipe slightly adapted from Add A Pinch.
Saw it today and made it cause it looked so good! Thank you…
I’ve made this a lot in the past and just came to get the ingredients again and they seem to be missing!
I was just going to comment the same thing! I’m craving this recipe but I can’t remember the ingredients. Anyone that can help?
Same thing happened to me. Until Ali and team are able to fix the post, hopefully this will do:
4 cups diced cooked chicken
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt
1 cup seedless grapes, halved
1 small shallot, peeled and finely-diced
1/2 cup toasted walnuts
1/3 cup dried cranberries or cherries
1 teaspoon worchestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
I think this might be the first chicken salad I’ve ever made. Surely not, but I can’t recall any other instance… Anyway. I needed to use up a whole chicken I’d made in the slow cooker, and this definitely put most of it to use! I went with plain almond yogurt (2 5.3 oz. cups worked perfectly) so I could potentially share this with my boyfriend, and it tastes great! It’s a little sweet (another recipe I saw recently pointed out that non-dairy yogurts are typically more sweet) so I experimented with sprinkling some salt (and eventually seasoned salt I made for something else) on top and that really helped balance things out. More worchestershire sauce, some capers, or maybe even pickles might be useful, too? I dunno. I am not that clever or adventurous enough with food to trust anything other than salt at this point… lol Anyway, this was really good. I piled it into whole grain + flax flatbread wraps with some lettuce and some onions that cooked with the chicken. It makes so much and is such a convenient after work snack/meal! Not to mention it gives me some more fruit and vegetable in my diet, which I am sorely lacking. lol Thank you for the recipe!
Easy and delicious.
wow, very delicious, it looks like a burger but using bread and fruit. must try !!
I adore a classic recipe. I haven’t had chicken salad in ages however this looks worth a try. Thanks for not using mayo
Thanks, we hope you enjoy this! :)
I’ve totally done that with certain foods. I forget about them and then see them in the grocery store and then I think, “Oh, yeah!” This salad looks delicious. I like grapes in my chicken salad!
Can’t wait to try this. I have made it before but, not with grapes or yogurt. Sounds wonderful…Thank you.
Thanks, Peggy, we hope you enjoy it!
One of my favorite lunches. Love the Greek yogurt switch.
Thank you, we’re so glad to hear that!
This is looking an awesome recipe, I must try it in coming days.