Rialto Cafe Waldorf Salad with Roasted Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken

• 1 roasted chicken, breast and thigh meat removed and cut into bite-size pieces
• 4 ounce package mixed baby greens
• 1 cup walnut halves and pieces, toasted
• 1 Red Delicious apple, sliced into 1/8 inch thin wedges
• 1 Granny Smith apple, sliced into 1/8 inch thin wedges
• 1 large, ripe Anjou pear, sliced into bite-sized pieces
• 1/3 cup carrots, shredded or julienned
• 8 strawberries, sliced
• Waldorf Dressing, to taste

Waldorf Dressing

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 3/4 cup frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
• 1/8 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/8 cup honey
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
• 1/4 cup canola oil, added last to emulsify dressing

Additional garnishes (optional)

• 1 Clementine, segmented
• 8 raspberries
• 4 strawberries
• 4 fresh mint sprigs

Instructions

1. Prepare the chicken pieces; set aside.
2. In a blender, combine all dressing ingredients except the oil; blend until smooth. While blender is running at lowest speed, slowly pour in the oil to emulsify.
3. Pour finished dressing into a glass container, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
4. In a large salad bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Toss with about 1 cup of dressing, coating salad evenly. Do not over-dress.
5. Serve salad piled high on plates. If desired, garnish around edges of plates.

Nutrition

Per serving of chicken and salad: 353 cal., 21g fat (2g sat.), 49mg chol., 23g carb., 22g pro., 6g fiber, 66mg sodium

Per serving of dressing: 130 cal., 8g fat (1g sat.), 5mg chol., 14g carb., 0g pro., 0g fiber, 144mg sodium

Attribution

Rialto Cafe, Denver, Colorado