Lemon Dill Chicken Salad. This simple, healthy chicken salad recipe is made with breast meat from a cooked rotisserie chicken, fresh lemon and dill. A tart lemon-buttermilk dressing heavy with dill coats chicken, celery and lemon penne pasta. This dish serves a capacity crowd, making it perfect for the church picnic.
The chicken salad was also great served in a whole wheat pita bread for a healthy lunch.
Easy chickpea salad recipe with lemon, fresh dill, crisp cucumber and tomatoes that's quick to.
Fresh lemon juice lightens up the salad and makes all the ingredients taste fresh.
You can have Lemon Dill Chicken Salad using 11 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Lemon Dill Chicken Salad
- You need 3 cups of roast chicken breast cut into 3/4" cubes.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of diced carrot.
- It's 1/4 cups of diced onion.
- You need 1/4 cup of diced celery.
- You need 1 of VERY small garlic clove, finely minced or grated.
- You need 1/3 cup of mayo.
- Prepare 1 teaspoon of lemon zest.
- It's 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice.
- It's 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt.
- You need a few of turns of black pepper.
- You need 2 Tablespoons of finely chopped dill.
Extra-virgin olive oil balances the lemon and makes the dressing creamy. Fresh lemon and dill create a quick Greek-inspired pan sauce for simple sautéed chicken breasts. Make it a meal: Serve with roasted broccoli and whole-wheat orzo. I served the chicken with a fennel cucumber and caper salad.
Lemon Dill Chicken Salad step by step
- Put all ingredients in a mixing bowl and fold to season and incorporate evenly and thoroughly..
- Enjoy over salad greens, in a sandwich, with crackers, or with some pasta mixed in. :).
Perfect for those hot Australian summer nights. Learn how to make Greek lemon-dill grilled chicken salad & see the Smartpoints value of this great recipe. A fabulous Greek salad with a few tasty additions like chickpeas and fresh dill. Swap fresh peppers for roasted peppers if desired. But this Lemon Chicken Salad is terrific even without it!