Ingredients
3 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 apple (1.5 cups chopped)
1/4 cup diced red onion
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup plain yogurt
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
1
Chop the cooked chicken and the apple into small pieces. Finely dice the red onion.
2
Place the chicken, apple, onion, and dried cranberries in a large bowl.
3
Combine the mayonnaise, yogurt, Dijon, red wine vinegar, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Stir until smooth.
4
Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients in the bowl and stir until everything is coated. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to eat.
Key Points About Ingredients:
- Using plain yogurt in place of extra mayonnaise lightens the dressing while adding a subtle tang and a boost of probiotics.
- Fuji or Honeycrisp apples work best here — their firm texture holds up well when mixed into the salad and won't turn mushy.
- Dried cranberries add natural sweetness and a chewy contrast, but look for reduced-sugar varieties to keep added sugars in check.
- Dijon mustard acts as an emulsifier in the dressing, helping the mayo and yogurt bind smoothly while adding depth of flavor.
- Pre-cooked rotisserie chicken is a great time-saver and adds a lightly seasoned, juicy base to this no-cook salad.
Key Nutritional Insights:
- Each serving provides roughly 35g of protein, making this salad an excellent high-protein lunch option to keep you full for hours.
- The combination of apple and dried cranberries contributes natural sugars alongside fiber, helping to slow the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream.
- Plain yogurt contributes calcium and probiotics while trimming the saturated fat compared to an all-mayonnaise dressing.
- Chicken breast is a lean source of B vitamins, particularly niacin (B3) and B6, which support energy metabolism and brain health.
- Red wine vinegar contains trace amounts of acetic acid, which some research suggests may support healthy blood sugar levels after meals.
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size1
- Amount per serving
- Calories370
- Standard DV% Daily Value*
- Total Fat20 g72 g27.78%
- Saturated Fat3.5 g20 g17.5%
- Trans Fat0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat9 g
- Monounsaturated Fat6 g
- Cholesterol95 mg300 mg31.67%
- Sodium420 mg2300 mg18.26%
- Total Carbohydrate18 g275 g6.55%
- Dietary Fiber2 g28 g7.14%
- Total Sugars13 g
- Added Sugars5 g50 g10%
- Sugar Alcohal0 g
- Protein30 g50 g60%
- Vitamin D (Cholecalciferol)8 mcg20 mcg40%
- Calcium85 mg1300 mg6.54%
- Iron1.4 mg18 mg7.78%
- Potassium420 mg4700 mg8.94%
- Vitamin A120 mcg900 mcg13.33%
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)5 mg90 mg5.56%
- Vitamin E (Tocopherol)1.5 mg15 mg10%
- Vitamin K12 mcg120 mcg10%
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)0.1 mg1.2 mg8.33%
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)0.2 mg1.3 mg15.38%
- Vitamin B3 (Niacin)9.5 mg16 mg59.38%
- Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)0.7 mg1.7 mg41.18%
- Folate18 mcg400 mcg4.5%
- Vitamin B12 (Cobalamine)0.4 mcg2.4 mcg16.67%
- Biotin4 mcg30 mcg13.33%
- Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)1.2 mg5 mg24%
- Choline75 mg550 mg13.64%
- Phosphorus280 mg1250 mg22.4%
- Iodine10 mcg150 mcg6.67%
- Magnesium32 mg420 mg7.62%
- Zinc1.8 mg11 mg16.36%
- Selenium28 mcg55 mcg50.91%
- Copper0.07 mg0.9 mg7.78%
- Manganese0.15 mg2.3 mg6.52%
- Chromium3 mcg35 mcg8.57%
- Molybdenum8 mcg45 mcg17.78%
- Chloride210 mg2300 mg9.13%
