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chicken cashew salad

Quick Chicken Salad

With lemon, whole grain mustard, fresh kale, and cashews, this quick chicken salad includes lots of good for you ingredients that will leave you happily full without the bloat.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 240 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt  whole milk
  • 4 tbsp whole grain mustard
  • 1 1/2 tbsp honey raw
  • 1 lemon zested and juiced
  • 1 tbsp Mediterranean sea salt
  • 3 tbsp Black pepper ground
  • 1 bunch kale chopped into small pieces
  • 2/3 cup salted cashews chopped roughly    
  • 1 lb grilled chicken strips or 2 packets of Tru Grilled 8 oz grilled chicken strips (find in Costco)

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, mix the wet ingredients and seasoning first.
  • Combine, the Greek yogurt, mustard, honey, lemon, salt, and pepper. Stir with a fork.
    1/2 cup Greek yogurt , 4 tbsp whole grain mustard, 1 1/2 tbsp honey, 1 lemon, 1 tbsp Mediterranean sea salt, 3 tbsp Black pepper
  • Add the grilled chicken. Stir breaking up the chicken pieces with a wooden spoon into bite sized pieces and making sure the sauce coats the chicken.
    1 lb grilled chicken strips
  • Add the kale. Stir with wooden spoon combining well.
    1 bunch kale
  • Add the cashews. Stir again until it is well combined. Enjoy!
    2/3 cup salted cashews

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Notes

I like to serve it at room temperature, but you really could serve it warm or cold too. Serve with triscuits or your favorite crusty bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 240kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 24gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 4933mgPotassium: 388mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 2205IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 99mgIron: 2mg
Keywords cashew, chicken, kale, salad
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