Strawberry Poppy Seed Pecan Chicken Salad
This Strawberry Pecan Chicken Salad with poppy seeds is packed with flavor, texture, and crunch. Ready in just 10 minutes, it combines tender chicken with juicy strawberries, crisp celery, crunchy pecans, and poppy seeds for a fresh and delicious twist on classic chicken salad.
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded chicken rotisserie or leftover grilled chicken
- 2 stalks celery thinly sliced
- 1 cup fresh strawberries hulled and quartered
- ½ cup pecans raw or unsalted roasted, roughly chopped
- 3 green onions thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
- ⅓ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup full-fat Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed preferred
- ¼ tsp salt or to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper or to taste
Notes
- Make it ahead: This salad keeps well in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. If it thickens or dries out, stir in a small spoonful of mayo before serving.
- Freezing is not recommended. Mayo-based salads lose their texture after thawing.
- Optional add-ins: Dried cranberries, halved grapes, sliced almonds, sunflower seeds, chickpeas, or chopped hard-boiled eggs all work wonderfully here.
- Serving ideas: Serve on crackers, toasted bread, in lettuce wraps, over a bed of greens, or straight from the bowl.
Nutrition
- Calories: 301 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 59 mg
- Sodium: 175 mg
- Potassium: 304 mg
- Fiber: 2 g
- Sugar: 2 g
- Vitamin A: 119 IU
- Vitamin C: 12 mg
- Calcium: 66 mg
- Iron: 1 mg