Cherry Nut Chicken Salad
Miz Helen's Kitchen
3 cups cubed, poached chicken breast
1 1/2 cups Red Delicious Apple, chopped fine
1 1/2 cups celery, chopped fine
1 cup dried cherries, chopped
1 cup toasted pecans, chopped
1 cup Greek Yogurt
1/2 cup Mayonnaise ( I make my own)
2 teaspoons thyme leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Method
Poach the chicken breast in a seasoned poaching liquid of water, 3 cups apple juice, 1 chopped celery rib, 1 chopped carrot, 1 onion,chopped 1 garlic pod,1 tablespoon thyme leaves, and 1 tablespoon salt.. Poach the chicken until cooked through. Remove the chicken from the poaching liquid and set aside to cool.
When the poached chicken is cooled chop the chicken in desired measurement.
Place the chopped chicken into a large mixing bowl
Add the Apple, celery, cherries, pecans, and mix well
Salt and Pepper the mixture
Mix the Yogurt, Mayonnaise, thyme leaves and cayenne in a small bowl
Add the Yogurt mixture to the Chicken mixture and mix well
Adjust the seasons, you may want to add more salt or more cayenne
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving to allow the seasons to set