Apple Cranberry Chicken Salad

I've seen this combination of food for a salad many times before but often disagreed it as i never considered it being something that worked. I guess it got to the point where i'd seen it so many times, I thought Right. That's it. I'm gonna make it.

After trying it and thinking it worked fairly well I made a few adjustments that personally I think it makes it a lot tastier. Perfected with the accompaniment of a creamy poppyseed dressing this salad is so uplifting and refreshing.

This salad explores lovely flavours of sweet from the cranberries and a slight sharpness from the apples. There's a wide variety of textures too: a smooth creaminess from the cheese and the contrasting crunch of the nuts. Listen to me I sound like Michel roux!

Apple Cranberry Chicken Salad

Serves: 2

Ingredients

For the Salad

• 1 cooked chicken breast, sliced

• 1 apple ( I love jazz apples), sliced

• 30g cranberries

• 30g pecan nuts, lightly toasted

• 40g feta cheese, crumbled

• 60g spinach

• black pepper, to taste

For the dressing:

• 1/2 tsp mustard

• 1 tsp maple syrup

• 1 heaped tbsp poppy seeds

• 1/2tsp vinegar

• 30ml water

• 65g yoghurt

Method

- Whisk all the ingredients for the dressing together in a small bowl.

- Arrange the ingredients for the salad, except the pecans, between two bowls then drizzle over the dressing.

- You can either leave it like this to look pretty or give it all a good toss so that the dressing coats everything.

- Sprinkle generously with black pepper and lastly add the pecan nuts on top for a nice crunch.