This healthy cashew chicken salad with apples is a dairy-free & healthy twist on the classic.Made with wholesome ingredients like chicken breasts, sweet apples, crunchy celery, raw cashews, and a creamy dairy-free dressing.
First, prepare the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients.
To a large bowl, add the chicken, chopped apples, chopped celery, cashews, and prepared dressing. Mix until all ingredients are evenly coated with the dressing.
You can eat right away, but it's even better if allowed to sit covered in the fridge for 1-2 hours before eating.
Serve over a bed of spinach or in a sandwich. Try adding avocado, green onions, and/or tomatoes as additional toppings!
Enjoy!
Notes
For the mayonnaise, look for avocado oil mayonnaise (Primal Kitchen makes a great one). Most mayonnaise contains unhealthy oils and other ingredients. The key to keeping this dressing clean is all in the dressing/mayonnaise.
I use Kite Hill almond milk Greek yogurt since I'm mostly dairy-free, but any Greek yogurt will work. Just make sure it's unsweetened and if made from cow's milk, preferably organic.
The honey in the dressing is completely optional. It adds a slight sweetness, but I've made it without the honey before and it's great without as well!
Shredded chicken breast, diced chicken breast, or pulled rotisserie chicken will all work.