Best Chicken And Watercress Salad With Almonds And Feta Recipes

CHICKEN AND WATERCRESS SALAD WITH ALMONDS AND FETA

Chicken and Watercress Salad with Almonds and Feta image

Provided by Jill Silverman Hough

Categories Salad Chicken Picnic Quick & Easy Lunch Feta Almond Summer Healthy Watercress Bon Appétit Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
1 large shallot, chopped
3 tablespoons almond oil, walnut oil, or grapeseed oil
3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
3 large bunches watercress, thick stems trimmed
2 fully cooked chicken breast halves, meat torn into bite-size pieces
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
4 apricots, pitted, each half cut into wedges
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Steps:

Combine vinegar and shallot in medium bowl. Whisk in both oils. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper.
Place watercress, chicken, cheese, and apricots in large bowl. Add dressing; toss. Divide salad among 4 plates. Sprinkle each with almonds.

CRAISIN®, ALMOND, AND FETA CHICKEN SALAD

Craisin®, Almond, and Feta Chicken Salad image

A basic chicken salad recipe with some added goodness. Try changing it up by adding either 1 teaspoon curry or cumin.

Provided by Terri

Categories Salad

Time 8h20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 cups diced cooked chicken
2 large stalks celery, diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
¼ red onion, diced
½ cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins®)
6 tablespoons mayonnaise
6 tablespoons sour cream
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (4 ounce) package feta cheese, crumbled
⅓ cup toasted sliced almonds

Steps:

Mix chicken, celery, red bell pepper, red onion, and cranberries in a large bowl.
Stir mayonnaise and sour cream together in a separate bowl; pour over the chicken mixture and stir to coat. Season mixture with salt and pepper.
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
Stir feta cheese and almonds through salad to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 611.4 calories, Carbohydrate 20.2 g, Cholesterol 124.4 mg, Fat 44.3 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 33.1 g, SaturatedFat 13.5 g, Sodium 541.8 mg, Sugar 15.5 g