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Chicken Salad with Grapes and Walnuts

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Chicken Salad with Grapes and Walnuts Romulo Yanes
  • Active Time

    15 min

  • Total Time

    30 min

Feeling burnt-out on the same old chicken salad from the corner deli? We were, too, until our love was rekindled by this lively version, studded with crunchy walnuts, plump grapes, and little beads of salty capers.

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders
5 cups water
1 3/4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/3杯酸奶
1/3 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 cup seedless grapes, halved crosswise
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (3 ounces)
3 tablespoons drained capers, chopped
  1. Step 1

    Toss chicken with 2 teaspoons salt.

    Step 2

    Bring water and broth to a boil in a large saucepan, then add chicken and cook at a bare simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain and cool, then tear into 1-inch chunks.

    Step 3

    Meanwhile, stir together yogurt, mayonnaise, and mustard.

    Step 4

    Stir chicken and remaining ingredients into dressing with salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with:

sliced tomatoes; green beans with lemon

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  • Made this recipe exactly as it called for it except left out the yogurt. It was really quite excellent. I am Allergic to May things. so I have to keep ingredients down and this was perfect

    • snowcrane

    • Petersfield, manitoba

    • 11/28/2014

  • Made exactly according to the recipe, this salad was a hit with a group of friends. I used black grapes for some extra color. The capers are a nice touch and add a bit of acid to what could be an overly sweet salad. I served the chicken salad, a green bean and potato salad and a compote of watermelon and assorted berries, with mini-croissants, and the meal was well-received. I do recommend poaching the chicken in advance, so that it will be chilled if serving the salad shortly after making it.

    • jannielane

    • Denver, CO

    • 7/28/2014

  • Not sure if I should really review this recipe, since I just used it as a jumping off point for chicken salad. I used a rotisserie chicken for ease, dried cranberries instead of grapes, and I toasted the walnuts. I used all low-fat mayo and about 1/3 of the dijon because a tablespoon sounded like a LOT. I also left out the capers, but added some chopped fresh tarragon. It was incredibly delicious and I enjoyed sandwiches for days.

    • Anonymous

    • Phoenix, AZ

    • 6/21/2013

  • Its a great recipe! For garnishing: Serve it on Belgian Endives... Perfect party portions. Accompanied with white wine Italian Pinot Grigio. My guests loved it! To see more suggestions click here: //m.fonts4kids.com/recipes/food/notes/Chicken-Salad-with-Grapes-and-Walnuts-358017#ixzz2M3dMw1K1

    • Educaramba

    • DC

    • 2/26/2013

  • Easy, quick, and tasty! My new go-to chicken salad recipe.

    • darwin2468

    • Calgary

    • 6/15/2012

  • Delish. Used strained yogurt and added about 10 blackberries which gave it a really great color.

    • robineka

    • Miami Beach, FL

    • 6/25/2011

  • Just made it for the first time; I roasted a whole chicken on the Weber with hickory chips and used the leftovers for the salad....greek yogurt and cashews instead of regular yogurt and walnuts..tastes great.

    • Anonymous

    • Needham, Ma

    • 6/1/2011

  • good and quick! i had no more yogurt in the house so just used a little mayo and used leftover roasted chicken. Very good stuff. Maybe next time I will throw in a few olives as well.

    • lauralee422

    • 3/24/2011

  • Great recipe to make ahead for packed lunches. I substitute out the plain yogurt and mayonnaise for an equal portion of greek yogurt, and add heaped cups of grapes and walnuts. Also, have baked a full chicken and used 'bits' rather then the tenders. Makes it even more moist.

    • DTam

    • London, UK

    • 3/6/2011

  • I ditched the mustard and finely chopped some red onion and added it to my home-made mayonnaise to make it more healthy. Delicious and my parents loved it too. I also skipped the capers.

    • jujujulie

    • 11/7/2010

  • Great little recipe. I don't think I've seen a recipe attributed to Gourmet Magazine call for the use of chicken tenders before. I used a rotisserie chicken and thick Greek style yogurt + added a little salt. Also toasted the walnuts.

    • Anonymous

    • Washington, DC

    • 9/19/2010

  • This was easy, quick, and very tasty. Good thing to make for a relatively healthy lunch during the work week.

    • nhaselberger

    • Vancouver

    • 9/17/2010

  • Overall it was a good salad. The flavors blended well together, but no one was jumping on the leftovers.

    • MadamelaChef

    • France

    • 9/8/2010

  • I wasn't too impressed with the results. It could be me. I thought the sauce was too tangy. It wasn't terrible, but I don't think I would make this again.

    • tazzychu

    • Singapore

    • 8/14/2010

  • Wonderful salad. Made this twice in the past two weeks. The second time, I strained the yoghurt in cheesecloth in a sieve for a few hours to remove some of the moisture as the salad was a little on the runny side the first time through.

    • galleryhound

    • Minneapolis

    • 8/10/2010

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