Sonoma Chicken Salad (Whole Foods Copycat)
This Copycat Whole Foods Sonoma chicken salad is creamy, crunchy, and delicious. It's a simple chicken salad recipe that includes shredded chicken, grapes, and pecans. Perfect for a lunch or light dinner.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken, cooked and shredded
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- ¼ cup red onion, diced
- ½ cup red grapes, halved
- ½ cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon celery salt
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Spread the chopped pecans on the foil and roast for 5 minutes.
Dressing
- Place the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, honey, apple cider vinegar, poppy seeds, celery salt, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Add the cooked, shredded chicken, halved grapes, diced celery, onion, and toasted pecans to the bowl with the dressing.
- Toss everything to fully combine. Cover the bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve the chicken salad.
Notes
- Be sure to use cold chicken. This helps keep the ingredients cool.
- Dice everything small. Dice up the celery, onions, and grapes into small pieces.
- Don't skip toasting the pecans. It helps to bring out the flavor of the pecans.
- Chill the Sonoma chicken salad at least 30 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 237kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 414mg | Potassium: 348mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 95IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 0.4mg