Best Chicken Waldorf Salad Recipe
This revitalized Chicken Waldorf Salad combines tender shredded chicken, crisp apples, sweet grapes, crunchy celery, and toasted walnuts in a creamy honey-lemon dressing.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast shredded or diced (rotisserie chicken works perfectly)
- 1 medium Gala or Fuji apple cored and diced
- 1 cup seedless red grapes halved
- 1 cup celery thinly sliced
- ½ cup walnuts roughly chopped
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Optional: ¼ cup dried cranberries or fresh parsley
Instructions
- Toast the Walnuts: A small skillet is heated over medium-low heat. Walnuts are toasted for 3–5 minutes until fragrant, then cooled.
- Combine Ingredients: In a large bowl, chicken, apple, grapes, celery, and walnuts are gently tossed.
- Make the Dressing: Mayo, yogurt, honey, lemon juice, Dijon, salt, and pepper are whisked until smooth.
- Assemble: The dressing is poured over the salad and folded until evenly coated.
- Chill: The mixture is refrigerated for 30 minutes to meld flavors.