Healthy Waldorf Salad with Chicken and Tropical Fruits

Votes: 3

Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 292, total fat 15 G., saturated fats 3 G., proteins 27 G., carbohydrates 13 G., fiber 2 G., cholesterol 80 mg, sodium 481 mg, sugar 7 G.

Make a low-calorie version of the Waldorf salad by replacing most of the mayonnaise with low-fat Greek yogurt and using pineapple chunks instead of sweet grapes. For a protein boost, add chicken breast. You can use boiled, baked, or grilled chicken. Serve the salad as an appetizer on lettuce leaves.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

1/3 cup Greek yogurt, 2% fat
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon of honey
0.5 tsp freshly grated ginger root
Juice of half a lemon
1 cup pineapple pieces 0.5 cm in size.
2 small cooked skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1cm cubes.
1 small Granny Smith apple, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (cored)
0.5 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1/3 cup coarsely chopped cashews
4 lettuce or iceberg lettuce leaves

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

In a large bowl, combine yogurt, mayonnaise, honey, ginger, lemon juice, and 0.5 teaspoon salt. Add pineapple, chicken, apples, and three-quarters of the cilantro and cashews. Stir and serve immediately or refrigerate for about 1 hour.
Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter and top with a spoonful of lettuce. Sprinkle with the remaining cilantro, cashews, and a few grinds of black pepper.

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