Last week I shared with you one of my favorite salads I get at a Provo, Utah restaurant I visit on my frequent trips there to see my kids. I fixed it for dinner several times in the last few weeks. The last time I served it my daughter, Tessa, who is home for a little bit this summer informed me that although she liked the Tri Tip Steak Salad her favorite Cubby’s salad was this apple pecan chicken salad.
So of course I had to oblige and fix her favorite salad – Apple Pecan Chicken Salad. Like the Tri Tip Steak Salad this salad is a great combination of flavors, textures and colors! Gotta love a pretty salad.
This salad uses a combo of apples, grapes, cheddar cheese, sugared pecans, chicken and a mustard vinaigrette. I put it all over a nice bed of spring greens and some spinach.
And then drizzle it with some mustard vinaigrette
I grilled some chicken specifically for the salad. I just let the chicken sit it some olive oil, salt and lemon juice for an hour or so and then grilled it but it would perfectly with any leftover chicken you might have!
Be sure and check out the Cubby’s Tri Tip Steak Salad too!
Apple Pecan Chicken Salad Recipe
Cubby’s Apple Pecan Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 green apple diced
- 1 C red grapes cut in half
- 1/2 C sugared pecans
- 1/2 C grated Cheddar Cheese
- 2 C chicken diced
- spring greens and spinach
Mustard Vinaigrette
- 1/2 C white vinegar
- 1 Tbsp honey
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 C olive oil
- 1/2 C vegetable oil
- dash of red pepper flakes
Instructions
Mustard Vinaigrette
- In a small bowl combine all ingredients. Stir until combined
- Chill until ready to serve.
- Assemble salad and top with vinaigrette
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Looks great. I love a salad with a homemade vinaigrette dressing and sugared pecans are pretty good, too! 😉
Thanks Tiffany – it’s a yummy salad!
I love re-creating foods from restaurants! This looks so delicious!
I love the cheddar cheese… I usually see this type of salad with crumbled blue cheese but cheddar looks like such a nice change!
I can’t wait to try this!
The cheddar is a nice change and I’m not a big blue cheese fan either.
This looks delicious.
Pinning this to try! I love the idea of a mustard vinaigrette over this. There is a chain restaurant in the South called O’Charley’s that has a fried chicken salad I used to order as a teen with a honey mustard dressing. Probably about 1200 calories! This sounds like the healthier, grown up (but still tasty) version of that. Thanks!
We have been loving this vinaigrette and putting it on everything!