Summer Cherry Chicken Salad

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chicken cherry chicken salad pistachio farmers market

🧂 Ingredients

2 1/2 lb chicken breasts, shredded

may sub rotisserie chicken, shredded
1 Tbsp olive oil

if cooking your chicken from scratch, if using rotisserie, omit
2 large green onions

trimmed and chopped, use the bulb and stalks
3/4 c mayo
1/2 lemon juiced and zested
1/4 cup crushed pistachios
1 1/4 cups fresh cherries

pitted and halved
1 Tbsp fresh minced basil
salt and pepper

to taste

1 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Set your chicken breasts in a small glass baking
dish. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle on salt and pepper. Roast until chicken
registers 160 F internally or about 35-40 minutes depending on the thickness of
your breasts.
2 2. In a small bowl, whisk together mayo, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and
pepper.
3 3. In a larger bowl, add the rest of the chicken salad ingredients: chicken,
cherries, green onion, pistachios and basil.
4 Pour mayo mixture over the chicken salad ingredients and toss until your mixture
is well incorporated. Serve on toast or croissant!