It’s now officially Spring! I may still have a few more Winter-y posts up my sleeve, but now that the official start of Spring has passed, I think we’re all in the mood to see some green. This chicken salad just screams Spring – three types of bright green peas, and a naturally creamy but low-fat dressing. It is both gorgeous and delicious. And the best part? No mayo! You may recall my hatred of mayonnaise from my French Potato Salad post. I hate the taste of mayo, and all the fat it brings to a dish, and this chicken salad avoids both those things!
One note – this recipe is heavy on fresh tarragon, which I despise, so I left it out. With the chives, parsley, shallots, garlic, and my own additions of a little red wine vinegar and mustard, I didn’t think the salad needed any more herbs or flavoring. But if you like tarragon, you should absolutely add some!
One year ago: Lemon Chicken + Roasted Asparagus
Three-Pea Chicken Salad
Adapted from Bon Appetit
Serves 4
Total time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
2 large shallots, 1 halved, 1 minced
3 garlic cloves, 2 smashed, 1 minced
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons Dijon or stone-ground mustard, or more to taste
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar, or more to taste
1/2 pound thinly sliced stringed sugar snap peas
1 cup shelled fresh English (or frozen, thawed) peas
1/2 cup thinly sliced stringed snow peas
1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh chives
2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest plus 1 tablespoon (or more) fresh lemon juice
8 slices toasted whole grain bread and/or lettuce leaves
1. Place halved shallot, smashed garlic cloves, and chicken in a medium saucepan. Add water to cover by 1 inch and season with salt and pepper. Bring water to a boil; remove pan from heat, cover, and let stand until chicken is just cooked through, 15–25 minutes, depending on size of chicken breasts. Transfer chicken to a plate and let cool. Shred or dice the chicken.
2. Meanwhile, whisk yogurt, oil, minced shallot, minced garlic clove, mustard, and red wine vinegar in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Combine all peas in a medium bowl. Add chicken, dressing, parsley, chives, lemon zest, and 1 tablespoon lemon juice; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and additional lemon juice, if desired. Serve over toasted bread and/or lettuce leaves.
Now that looks like spring on a plate.
This looks so yummy. Very creative way to jazz up chicken salad.
Wow this is one gorgeous chicken salad! It looks so delicious! Everything is so bright & fresh – perfect for Spring! And I love the no mayo – i too have a serious hatred of mayo, it’s just gross. Awesome recipe, sounds incredible!
Awesome. Katherine hates Mayo too.
Yum! What a refreshing meal. Thank you for sharing…and for making me smile on this long Monday afternoon. I hope you are having a lovely spring day!
What a lovely idea! 🙂 I’d absolutely adore this, especially with snowpeas!
saved this salad from BA too! looks wonderful, and i’m so happy spring is [almost] here 🙂
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This salad would be tops at massive parties! Looks so fresh 😀
Bookmarked!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
This looks marvelous–perfect for spring and using spring produce!
That looks so refreshing! Goooood byeeee winter!
What a fabulous idea. Love it. 🙂