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Apple and Date Chicken Waldorf Salad

A Waldorf-style chicken salad with crisp apple and chewy dates, dressed with tarragon mayonnaise and finished with pistachios caramelized in balsamic.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total48 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Caramelized pistachios

  • 2 tbspsugar
  • 2 tspbalsamic vinegar
  • 60 gpistachios, shelled, about 1/2 cup
  • 375 gcooked chicken, diced, about 3 cups
  • 1tart apple, peeled and chopped
  • 80 gdates, chopped, about 1/2 cup
  • 120 mlmayonnaise
  • 1 tbsplime juice
  • 1½ tbspfresh tarragon, minced

Contains

  • Egg
  • Tree nuts
  • Pistachio
  • Soy
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Date
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Tarragon
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Fructose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: moderate
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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