Chicken Salad with Lemon Basil Honey Vinaigrette
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
0 mins
Chicken Salad with Lemon Basil Honey Vinaigrette is a tasty salad recipe with apple, walnuts, and goat cheese with a homemade dressing!
Course:
Main Course, Salad
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
Apple, Basil, Chicken Salad, Healthy Recipes, Pesto, Recipe, Salad Dressing, Walnut
Servings: 2
Calories: 547 kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons basil pesto
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey or hot honey
- kosher salt, pepper
- 5 to 6 cups lettuce of choice
- 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken diced or shredded
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1 Granny Smith apple diced
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup goat cheese, feta cheese, or cheese of choice
Instructions
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Put the pesto, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, honey, kosher salt, and pepper in a bowl and whisk until combined.
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Assemble the salads by dividing lettuce between two bowls. Add the chicken, walnuts, apples, cranberries, and cheese. Drizzle the vinaigrette dressing over top right before serving.