Sweet Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Recipe type: Lunch
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Serves: 4 servings
 
This simple salad is a sweet twist on a traditional chicken salad. As Thanksgiving approaches, Pin this recipe to use up the rest of your leftover turkey.
Ingredients
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (one lemon)
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 2 cups diced chicken
  • 2 large stalk celery, diced
  • ¼ cup chopped parsley
  • ½ cup diced apple, such as Honeycrisp
  • ¼ cup golden raisins
  • ⅓ cup chopped walnuts or almonds
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • Arugula, for serving as a salad, or whole wheat gluten-free bread, for serving as a sandwich
Instructions
  1. Make the dressing: in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, lemon zest, 1 tablespoon lemon juice and pepper. Set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the chicken, celery, parsley, apple, raisins, walnuts and the remaining lemon juice. Add the dressing.
  3. Serve as a salad atop arugula or as a sandwich on toasted whole wheat gluten-free bread.
Recipe by The California Table at http://thecaliforniatable.com/sweet-chicken-salad-sandwiches/