Fennel Apple Chicken Salad with Pumpkin Spice Pecans
Savour the flavours of fall with this Fennel Apple Chicken Salad. Made with pre-cooked or rotisserie chicken, it makes a healthy salad for two for lunch or a light dinner.
2teaspoon0-calorie sweetener for Keto, (like Erythritol or Swerve)or 2 teaspoon honey, maple syrup or sugar
⅓cupolive oilextra virgin
Instructions
Arrange washed and dried baby spinach leaves on a platter or in a shallow bowl.
Thinly slice chicken breast, or shred it finely. Thinly slice cucumber and apple. Shave a fennel bulb using a vegetable peeler. Arrange chicken, cucumber, apple and fennel on the bed of spinach. Garnish with fennel fronds and spiced pecans.
Whisk lemon juice, sweetener and Dijon mustard until smooth. Gradually add olive oil, whisking until emulsified. Drizzle over salad, toss and serve.
Notes
To make a creamy dressing, add ½ cup thick Greek yogurt to the dressing ingredients.