California Pizza Kitchen Waldorf Salad Copycat
"My absolute favorite salad at any restaurant. Unlike a typical Waldorf in that they serve it with Dijon Balsamic Vinaigrette rather than a creamy dressing. So easy to throw together, too - grill the chicken a day before or even while putting together the salad ingredients! Makes 2 dinner-sized salads - adjust the amounts accordingly if you prefer less greens. The dressing recipe makes more like 8 servings as I like to keep extra on hand. I hope you enjoy it!"
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 2 grilled chicken breasts, chilled (may use pre-packaged, pre-sliced if in time crunch, although home-grilled is always best)
- 6 cups mixed baby greens
- 1⁄2 cup red seedless grapes, halved
- 1 granny smith apple, chopped in bite-sized pieces
- 1⁄2 cup celery, diced (I omit this due to personal preference)
- 1⁄2 cup candied walnuts (don't skip, the best part!)
- crumbled gorgonzola
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For the dressing
- 1⁄2 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup olive oil (I tend to decrease the oil and it's still tasty)
directions
- For dressing:.
- Whisk together all ingredients well.
- Chill until serving.
- Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, shake or whisk prior to serving. (It may store longer than this, but it never stays around long enough without being eaten for me to know!).
- For the salad:.
- Toss field greens, fruits and celery, if included, in desired amount of dressing.
- Place evenly divided portions on two large, chilled plates.
- Top with sliced, chilled chicken breast, candied walnuts, and Gorgonzola.
- Voila! Enjoy!
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Reviews
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Excellent recipe!!! We omitted the chicken (so instead of an enfree salad it became a side salad to our actual entree: pork chops) and used crumbled goats cheese instead (but only because we couldn't find the cheese in the recipe at our grocery store)
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Loved this salad with all the fruits and chicken. Everything blends together perfectly. Definitely add the candied nuts. They are wonderful. Used Recipe #48012 and made them a day ahead. -
Excellent recipe except I made my dressing by using store products.<br/><br/>i mixed 3 (16 oz ) bottles of olive garden dressing ($ 3.28 ea ) @ walmart with 1 ( 17 oz ) bottle of colvita red balsaimic vinegar ( $ 3.44 ) @ walmart. It was a perfect match. -
This recipe got rave reviews at my last dinner party. I omitted the chicken since it was a side salad. Funny, as we were prepping the dinner table, a guest commented that salad is usually overlooked when there are so many other dishes on the table. This salad generated most favorable comments! Thank you. -
I used bleu cheese dressing and this salad was superb!
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I'm a traveling nurse, so on days that I work I don't really have time to cook, although I try to squeeze it in anyway. I really love to make dinners, desserts, etc, and I'm always trying new things. If it weren't for my picky DH, I would try almost anything! I can't complain, though, because our new routine has him doing a lot of the cooking, and recipezaar is a big help with that! I have a sweet cat named Shadow and a rambunctious Golden Retriever named Cassidy, both of whom will eat almost anything I cook... haha.
I usually only cook meals that I know my husband and I will like, so it's rare that I rate a recipe less than 4 stars after trying it. So if you wonder why I seem to only give great reviews, it's truly not because I'm just too nice to say what I really think! If I make your recipe, I have a pretty good idea that we'll love it. :) If we don't, I'll say so.
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