12 Chicken Salad Recipes You’ve Never Tried Before

Avocado Chicken Salad

This chicken salad recipe is full of healthy fats, thanks to our good friend avocado. Plus, thanks to the creaminess of our favorite veggie (um, fruit?), you can go extra light on the mayo.

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Cashew Cream Ginger Dukkah Spice Chicken Salad

Cashew Cream Ginger Dukkah Spice Chicken Salad

This non-traditional chicken salad from Coterie member Carlene Thomas is about to be your new lunch staple. It’s all about the dukkah spice blend, a combo of cumin, sesame seeds, coriander and peanuts.

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Everything Bagel Chicken SaladEverything Bagel Chicken Salad

Why top a bagel with chicken salad when you can just add the bagel seasonings to the chicken? (And it’s gluten-free if you serve it on a slice of sweet potato.)

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Whole30 Chicken SaladWhole30 Chicken Salad

Chicken salad is no longer off-limits on the Whole30 diet. (This version gets its creaminess from a quarter cup of tahini.)

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Indonesian Chicken SaladIndonesian Chicken Salad

Forget the mayo. This chicken salad’s dressing is a delicious combo of peanut butter, soy sauce, sriracha, ginger and rice wine vinegar.

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Meal Prep Friendly Tofu Tahini Lunch SaladMeal Prep Friendly Tofu Tahini Lunch Salad

For your meatless Monday lunch, try this chicken-less tofu salad with classics like grapes and celery.

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Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad Stuffed PeppersGreek Yogurt Chicken Salad stuffed peppersThis is totally going to be a thing: vibrant bell peppers stuffed with chicken salad. The colors! The flavors! The Insta-worthy photos!

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Healthy Pumpkin Seed and Avocado Pesto Chicken Salad SandwichesHealthy Pumpkin Seed and Avocado Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Just because chicken salad has mayo doesn’t mean you can’t add more condiments when you make a sandwich. Case in point: This pumpkin seed pesto from Coterie member Monique Volz.

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Orange Poppyseed Chicken SaladOrange Poppyseed Chicken Salad

Lighten up the classic chicken salad with a citrus-based dressing, red grapes and chunks of cashews.

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Curried Chicken Salad with cucumbersCurried Chicken Salad with Spiralized Cucumbers

Curry powder adds a kick to this chicken salad packed with raisins, celery and almonds. Plus, there’s another modern twist—no pun intended—thanks to spiralized cucumbers.

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Skinny Southwest Chicken SaladSkinny Southwest Chicken Salad

Toss in your favorite southwestern ingredients, like corn, black beans and green onions. Along with taco seasoning and tortilla chips, this is one tasty chicken salad we can get behind.

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Chicken Salad Sandwich with Rhubarb Raspberry Preserves

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Author: STEPHANIE CAIN

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