Best 13 Walnut Chicken Salad Recipes

CRANBERRY WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients.
• Serve over bed of spinach or with whole grain bread for sandwiches.

SWEET APPLE-WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Season chicken with seasoned salt and grill until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Mix salad greens, apple slices, walnuts, and blue cheese together in a bowl. Drizzle raspberry vinaigrette over the salad and toss to coat; divide salad between 2 plates.
• Cut chicken into strips and place half the strips atop each salad portion.

CHICKEN, WALNUT, AND RED GRAPE SALAD WITH CURRY DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir curry powder in small skillet over medium heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Transfer to medium bowl. Add light mayonnaise, yogurt, mango chutney, minced ginger, and grated orange peel. Whisk to blend. Stir in chicken, grapes, green onions, and chopped walnuts. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Place lettuce leaf on each of 4 plates. Divide salad among leaves. Garnish each plate with grape cluster.

CHICKEN-APPLE-WALNUT SALAD WITH HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet; add the diced chicken and cook thoroughly; cool.
• In a big bowl, combine cooled chicken, apples, walnuts, and celery.
• In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, honey, mustard, and rosemary. Fold the mayonnaise mixture into the chicken mixture.
• Chill.
• Serve over a red lettuce leaf.

WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD WITH GREEN APPLE VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Bring 2 inches of water with 2 teaspoons salt to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan. Add chicken and poach at a bare simmer, partially covered, until just cooked through, 12 to 14 minutes.
• While chicken poaches, whisk together lemon juice, honey, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl until honey and salt have dissolved. Whisk in shallot and oil, then whisk in apple.
• Divide lettuce, grapes, walnuts, and celery between 2 plates and drizzle with half of vinaigrette. Slice chicken and put on top of salads, then drizzle with remaining vinaigrette.

APPLE WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, gently stir together chicken, celery, apple, walnuts, and raisins.
• Pour the dressing over the mixture and toss gently to coat.
• Serve on a bed of Bibb lettuce.

TARRAGON-WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place chicken in large skillet or dutch oven.
• Add enough water to cover chicken.
• Bring to a gentle boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes or until juices run clear.
• Remove chicken from liquid.
• Cool and cut into 1/2" cubes In a small bowl, blend together mayonnaise and sour cream, stir in vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Whisk in walnut oil until blended.
• Stir in chopped tarragon and chives.
• Reserve 2 Tbs of the apricots and 2 Tbs walnuts for garnish, then add remainder to mayonnaise mixture.
• Mix well.
• Stir in chicken.
• Cover and refrigerate 1-2 hours or until well chilled.
• Place 1 lettuce leaf on each plate and mound chicken salad onto leaves.
• Sprinkle with reserved walnuts and apricots, then garnish with tarragon sprigs.
• *Ifyou don't have walnut oil you can toast the walnuts before chopping them to bring out their flavor and substitute 2 Tbs of cream for the walnut oil.

CHICKEN, WALNUT, APPLE, GRAPE & POPPY SALAD

Steps:

• Boil chicken unitl done.
• While Chicken is cooking: Mince Purple Onion. Cube Apples. Cut the grapes in half.
• Once the Chicken is done, chop into cubes.
• Pour ALL ingredients into a large bowl, including the bag of Nuts & Dressing.
• Mix well until all is coated.
• Chill before serving.

WALNUT-CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix all dressing ingredients.
• In large bowl, mix chicken, celery and walnuts. Add dressing; toss. Fold in strawberries. Serve on lettuce.

WALNUT AND GRAPE CHICKEN SALAD SUPREME

Steps:

• 1. Once the chicken has been grilled and chopped. In a medium mixing bowl, add all ingredients and mix well, making sure that all the chicken is coated. Let set in refrigerator until well chilled. Serve on croissant with lettuce and avocado.

CRANBERRY-WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, mustard and pepper. Stir in the chicken, cheese, celery, cranberries, walnuts and parsley., Place lettuce on 8 slices of bread; top each with 1/2 cup chicken salad. Top with remaining bread.

CANDIED WALNUT CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
• 2. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• 3. Chef's Note: To candy walnuts, add 2 teaspoons butter and 1/2 cup walnuts to saute pan. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar over walnuts. Warm over medium heat until walnuts are toasted and sugar carmelized (approx. 10 minutes).

CHICKEN, ROASTED CAPSICUM, FETA AND WALNUT PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large saucepan of boiling water until just tender, drain and rinse under cold running water, drain again.
• Drain capsicum, reserving 1/3 cup of the capsicum oil, chop capsicum coarsely.
• Combine capsicum and pasta in large bowl with feta cheese, chicken, walnuts and basil.
• Combine reserved oil with vinegar, garlic and mustard, mixing well.
• Drizzle dressing over chicken mixture, toss gently to combine.