This Ultimate Chicken Salad is both creamy and crunchy! It's packed with bright flavors like diced apples, grapes, almonds, and fresh herbs. It's also completely good for you since it's Whole30, dairy free, and gluten free! Enjoy it on lettuce wraps, in a salad, or on a sandwich for a tasty meal!
1 1/2 to 1 3/4lbscooked chicken breasts3 1/2 to 4 cups chopped or shredded chicken, can use chicken thighs or rotisserie chicken
1small or mediumapplepeeled, cored, and diced, makes 1 cup
3celery ribschopped
1cupred grapes, halvedif grapes are very large you may want to cut into thirds
1/2cupgreen onionchopped
1/2cupsliced or slivered almonds
1tbspfresh thyme
1tbspfresh dill
1 1/2cupmayo
1tspground mustard
3/4tspsalt
3/4tsppepper
1tsplime juice
Instructions
Shred or chop your chicken and set aside in a large bowl.
Add diced apple, celery, grapes, and green onion to the bowl of chicken. Stir until combined.
In a separate bowl add mayo, ground mustard, salt, pepper, and lime juice. Stir until combined.
Pour mayo mixture into the larger bowl with chicken, etc. Stir together so everything is coated in the seasoned mayo.
Add your sliced or slivered almonds, dill, and thyme. Gently stir. (Save these ingredients for the end so they don't get lost in everything else.)
Taste. Add up to an additional 1/4 tsp salt and pepper if you like. (Most often I do but it really depends on which mayo I use so give it a final taste before adding more.)
You're ready to serve! Enjoy in a sandwich, salad, or over greens for a satisfying and very tasty meal!
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Notes
The amount of salt and pepper you need varies depending on the mayo you use. I find that Primal Kitchen's Avocado Oil Mayo has a strong flavor so the 3/4 tsp I list in the ingredients is often plenty. However, when I make my own mayo or use a traditional store-bought variety I tend to want a smidge more salt. My recommendation is to make it according to the ingredient list and then give it a final taste before serving. You can always add extra salt. It's better to wait until then so you get it just right!