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Chicken, Apple and Pecan Salad in a Jar

Easy, portable salads that can be made ahead for the week – they stay fresh so you never have a soggy salad again!

Ingredients
  • 2 cups chopped kale leaves
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • 2 Granny Smith apples, chopped
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 cup grapes
  • For the chicken salad
  • 2 boneless, skinless thin-sliced chicken breasts
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup diced red onion
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise, optional
  • 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice, or more, to taste
Directions
  1. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, to taste. Add to skillet and cook, flipping once, until cooked through, about 3-4 minutes per side. Let cool before dicing into bite-size pieces.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, Greek yogurt, red onion, celery, mayonnaise, almonds and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  3. To assemble, divide chicken mixture, kale, cranberries, apples, pecans and grapes into four wide-mouth canning jars with tight-fitting lids.*