Fig Chicken Salad
A light twist on your classic chicken salad, filled with sweet, dried figs and crunchy walnuts.
A Middle Eastern Chicken Salad Fusion
We're taking an American chicken salad sandwich and fusing it with some Middle Eastern flavors today.
Just because we can.
We love dried figs in oatmeal and other baked goods, but we were curious if we could bring them into more of a savory dish. So, we turned to the Middle East, where figs hail from, for flavor inspiration.
Our Fig Chicken Salad Recipe
Dried figs and walnuts give this chicken salad a bit of sweetness and a satisfying crunch.
We also made this chicken salad a bit lighter by using yogurt in the dressing in place of mayo. The creaminess is still there, but it is not overpowering or heavy, a perfect complement to the figs.
Fig Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 ½ c cooked chicken, diced
- ¼ c onion, diced fine
- ¼ c dried figs, diced (roughly 5 figs)
- ¼ c walnuts, chopped
Dressing
- 1 small lemon, juiced (roughly 2 tablespoon juice)
- 2 tablespoon plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
- ¼ teaspoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoon parsley
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, onions, figs, and walnuts.
- In a small bowl, whisk together all dressing ingredients until combined.
- Pour dressing over chicken mixture and mix until well coated.
- Enjoy on your favorite bread or use to top some greens.
Sarah founded Curious in 2010 as a way to save her recipe creations and share culinary experiences. Her love for cultural cuisines was instilled early by her French Canadian Grandmother. Her experience in the kitchen and in recipe development comes from over 10 years working in professional kitchens. She has traveled extensively and enjoys bringing the flavors of her travels back to create easy-to-make recipes.
I've always thought my chicken salad recipe was the best but this one is a close second 😉
Great flavor combo!
Thanks! Is your chicken salad recipe on your blog? I'd love to give it a try!
Of course it is! http://chezsasha.com/2012/02/17/the-best-chicken-salad-ever/
Awesome! I'm excited to try it!
That looks delicious! I love chicken salad and the addition of figs sounds perfect. Beautiful.
Wow, that looks delicious! I think I might add some unsweetened dried cranberries to it and serve it on toasted walnut bread with lettuce. (Hmm. This seems like an excellence reason to thaw and roast a chicken!)
That sounds like a great idea!
Wow! This recipe looks incredible. I'm a big fan of chicken salad, and I like how you used yogurt in place of mayo. This is a recipe I'll be adding to my lunch menu. Thanks for sharing! :0)
Thanks Juliet! I was really pleased with how the yogurt turned out. I think it's a substitution we will be using often going forward.