Caprese Chicken Salad

Cool and light summer salad!

Ingredients

  • 3 cup chicken (or turkey) breast
  • 1½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup fresh mozzarella pearls, or one large ball cut into ½ inch cubes
  • ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh basil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, mix the mayo, salt, pepper, and garlic powder until combined.
  2. Cut the chicken breast into small ⅓ inch cubes.  Alternatively, shred the chicken with two forks then chop it coarsely.
  3. Dice the onion.
  4. Place chicken, tomatoes, onion, and mozzarella in a large bowl and fold in the mayo mixture until combined. Gently stir in the basil to finish.
  5. Serve on toast, lettuce wraps, in a hollowed out roll, a tomato, or on sliced cucumber.

Makes approximately 8 servings.

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