Picked Off Chicken and Apple
Salad with Georgia Pecans

Grilled chicken salad with red and green apples and pecans, tossed with a sour cream, honey and poppy seed dressing!

Yield: 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

Chicken

• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Olive oil as needed
• Salt, pepper and granulated garlic

Dressing

• 1 cup fat-free sour cream
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons lemon pepper seasoning

Salad

• 2 green apples
• 2 red apples
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup diced red onion
• 1/2 cup chopped Georgia pecans
• 1/2 cup raisins

Instructions

Chicken

1. Heat your barbecue grill to medium. Rub both sides of the chicken breasts lightly with olive oil and sprinkle salt, pepper and granulated garlic on both sides. Place the chicken on the grill and cook on both sides until thoroughly cooked, but not dried out. Note: if the weather prohibits using the barbecue grill, cook the chicken in your oven.
2. Remove the cooked chicken from the grill (or oven) and let cool.
3. Cut the cooled breasts into thin slices and then cut the slices into 2 inch pieces. Place in a zip top bag or plastic container and keep refrigerated until needed.

Dressing

1. In a small mixing bowl, combine the ingredients for the dressing. Cover and hold in the refrigerator for later use.

Salad

1. Rinse and core the apples. Dice into 1-inch pieces and place them in a mixing bowl. Add the lemon juice to coat the apples. The lemon adds flavor and also helps keep the apple from turning brown.
2. Add the celery, red onion, pecans, sliced chicken and raisins. Add the dressing and combine. Top with some whole Georgia Pecans for garnish.

Notes

You can do steps 1 and 2 in advance of salad preparation.

Attribution

Recipe by The Clever Cleaver Brothers.

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Georgia Pecan Commission