I love simple dishes that are quick to prepare. This creamy chicken salad with prunes is ready in just 25 minutes and is full of flavor. Try this recipe yourself and find yourself falling in love in the strangest of places!
Always a Good Choice: Creamy Chicken Salad with Prunes
The combination of savory meat and sweet prunes is both sophisticated and simply delicious. Prunes may have a bad rep, but the fruit, especially in this recipe, provides a slight acidity that goes perfectly with the other ingredients. Additionally, this salad boasts a bombastic mixture of cucumber, eggs, walnuts, and mayonnaise. On top of that, a tablespoon of vinegar, salt, and pepper will round out the whole affair as a dressing.
To make our creamy chicken salad with prunes, start by boiling the chicken breast in lightly salted water. Let it cool and cut into bite-sized cubes. In the meantime, you can soak the prunes in warm water for a few minutes to soften them. Then cut them into pieces. Now all that’s missing is the cucumber and hard-boiled eggs, which you will also cut into small pieces. Finally, put all the ingredients in a bowl, mix the mayonnaise with a tablespoon of vinegar, and sprinkle coarsely chopped walnuts on top. For the final touch, all you need to do is pour the dressing over the chicken salad with prunes and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Our creamy chicken salad with prunes tastes really good when it has rested for a while. But those who are really hungry can also eat it right after preparing it. We promise, it will taste great either way!
Looking for more salad inspo? Then check out other such greats as our Buffalo chicken salad, red cabbage salad with chicken, and parsley salad.
Chicken Salad with Prunes
Ingredients
- 1 10 oz chicken breast fillet
- 1 cup prunes chopped
- 1 medium cucumber
- 3 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
- ⅔ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Boil the chicken breast in lightly salted water until cooked through, let it cool, and cut into bite-sized cubes.
- Soak the prunes in warm water for about 5 minutes to soften them. Then, cut them into small pieces.
- Dice the cucumber and hard-boiled eggs. Coarsely chop the walnuts. Then, place the chicken cubes, prunes, cucumber, eggs, and walnuts in a large bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise and vinegar, and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour the dressing over all the ingredients and mix thoroughly until the salad is evenly coated.
- Serve the salad fresh or chill in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes. Enjoy!