Cabbage Apple Chicken Salad
A creamy, crunchy chicken salad made with rotisserie chicken, grated cabbage, Granny Smith apple, and a Greek yogurt hot honey dressing. 28g of protein per serving. This is one you will be repeating!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 326kcal
Ingredients
Chicken Salad
- 1 small rotisserie chicken meat removed and chopped (1 lb 2 oz)
- 2 cups grated cabbage
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt for drawing water out of the cabbage
- 1 cup chopped Granny Smith apple skin on, chopped small
- 3 scallions thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds toasted and roughly chopped
Dressing
- 3/4 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 3 Tbsp. avocado mayo
- 1 1/2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. hot honey
- 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp. kosher salt
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Toss the grated cabbage with 1/2 tsp salt in a colander and let it sit for 15 minutes. Squeeze it hard in a clean towel or paper towels to remove as much liquid as possible.
- Whisk the Greek yogurt, mayo, apple cider vinegar, hot honey, Dijon, Worcestershire, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl.
- Chop the chicken very small. Add it to the dressing with the squeezed cabbage, apple, and scallions, and fold until everything is coated.
- Toast the almonds in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, until browned and fragrant, crumbling them into the pan as they toast. Let them cool, then fold them into the chicken salad.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes. Season with more salt and pepper as needed before serving.
Notes
- Grate the cabbage on a cheese grater.
- Chop the chicken super small. The mix of breast and thigh meat keeps it moist. If you use only breast meat, keep the full amount of mayo.
- To lower the fat, use light mayo and use fewer almonds or leave them out.
- For sandwiches, use a sturdy roll or toasted bread, and add a leaf of butter lettuce between the bread and the filling if you're packing them ahead.
- Keeps for up to 3 days in the fridge. The apple softens after day two.
- Nutritional information is an estimate and will vary with substitutions.
Nutrition
Serving: 183g | Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 514mg | Potassium: 357mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g
