Apple Pecan Salad
This Apple Pecan Salad is an easy lunch recipe or side dish that you'll want to make all fall long! Featuring your choice of lettuce, cooked chicken, apples, pecans, and feta, it's a little salty, a little sweet and incredibly quick to prepare.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 5 oz. arugula
- 1 large apple thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup red onion soaked in water
- 1/2 cup salted pecans roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup feta cheese
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 2 cups shredded chicken (how to make shredded chicken)
For the dressing:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 1/2 tsp dijon
- 1/2 tsp salt plus more to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- If you haven’t already, cook the chicken.
- Next, make the vinaigrette: whisk the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, dijon, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl or glass measuring cup; set aside.
- Add the arugula to a large bowl, then add the cooked chicken, apple, red onion, pecans, feta, and cranberries.
- Drizzle HALF of the dressing overtop then toss to combine. Divide the salad onto 4 plates, then add more dressing as desired. Enjoy!
Notes
*Calories are per serving and are an estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 445kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 483mg | Potassium: 445mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 943IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 131mg | Iron: 2mg
