Door County Cherry Chicken Salad
Door County Cherry Chicken Salad
Servings
Ingredients
- 4 to 6 chicken breasts - cooked and shredded or diced
- 1 cup dried Door County cherries
- 1 1/2 cups finely diced celery
- 2 tablespoons red onion - finely diced
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans - toasted (optional)
- 1 to 2 cups mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together 1 cup mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic salt and pepper.
- Toss in remaining ingredients. Stir well.
- If mixture seems a little dry, add a little more mayonnaise.
- Add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Chill for 2 to 4 hours before serving.
- Great on croissants or in flour tortilla wraps with a bit of lettuce.
- Also delicious served in melon halves or over a bed of spring mix lettuce.
Nutrition
Calories: 509kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 19g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 1207mg | Potassium: 731mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 205IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
Loved this except too salty. Next time I would add garlic salt to taste.
Amy, great chicken salad recipe. I made a few tweaks for my husband who doesn’t like uncooked celery and red onion. Instead I added diced granny smith apples which paired nicely with the cherries and added crunch like the celery would have. Will definitely make again.
Hi Amanda. Love the idea of some apples in there for crunch! Thanks for sharing! -Amy
I forgot to say I am going to Door County tomorrow …The Tour of homes is on so I am going on a bus with the Shawano Woman’s Club. Bad thing is we leaving here at 6:30 a.m.
This sounds wonderful. I always liked Chicken Salad but never thought of putting cherries in it. Thanks Amy ( I have a daughter named Amy and one named Abby) A fan