Description
Delightful chicken salad sandwich blends succulent shredded chicken with creamy mayonnaise and crisp vegetables. Served between fresh bread slices, this classic lunch favorite offers a perfect balance of flavors you’ll savor with each delicious bite.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded
- 1/2 cup halved grapes
- 1 rib celery, diced
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 4 croissants
- Butter lettuce for serving
Dressing Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons (10 milliliters) red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chopped dill
Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Whisk mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, garlic powder, red wine vinegar, and dill in a spacious mixing vessel until smooth and well-integrated.
- Gently fold cooked chicken into the creamy dressing, ensuring each morsel is luxuriously coated.
- Incorporate finely diced celery, halved grapes, and thinly sliced red onion into the mixture, stirring delicately to distribute ingredients evenly.
- Carefully slice croissants horizontally, creating a soft, pillowy base for the vibrant chicken salad.
- Generously pile the prepared chicken mixture onto the bottom half of each croissant, allowing the flavors to meld.
- Layer crisp butter lettuce leaves atop the chicken salad to add a fresh, verdant crunch.
- Crown with the croissant’s top half, pressing gently to secure the filling.
- Serve immediately, allowing the sandwich’s harmonious blend of textures and flavors to tantalize the palate.
Notes
- Choose rotisserie chicken for a quicker, more flavorful filling that saves preparation time.
- Swap mayonnaise with Greek yogurt for a lighter, protein-rich alternative that reduces overall calories.
- Customize the salad by adding toasted nuts like almonds or pecans for extra crunch and nutty flavor.
- For a low-carb option, serve the chicken salad in lettuce wraps instead of croissants to minimize bread intake.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Snacks
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 564
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 686 mg
- Fat: 36 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 24 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 21 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg