Name: Gut Healthy Fall Chicken Salad
Ingredients: 3 C Cooked chicken breast (Protein for blood sugar stability); 1 Large honey crisp apple chopped *make sure you leave the peel on; 3 Celery stalks, diced (Provides soluble and insoluble fiber); 1/3 C Dried cranberries (Plant diversity, the more plants the healthier the gut!); 1/3 C Walnuts (optional) (Can increase the population of bacteria that produce beneficial microbial metabolites); 2 tbsp Green onion, sliced (Prebiotic fiber to feed beneficial bacteria and plant diversity); 2 tbsp Parsley (Contains flavinoids apigenin which is an antioxidant that can decrease inflammation); 1/2 C Dairy free active culture yogurt (Provides beneficial microbes from fermentation); 2 tbsp Mayo, extra-virgin olive oil based or 100% avocado oil based (Solely for creaminess); 1 tbsp Dijon mustard (omit for allergy) (Contains glucosinolates which break down into antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory effects); 1 tbsp Lemon juice (Helps support stomach acid); 1-2 tsp Honey (Antioxidants); 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Black pepper to taste

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Equipment

1 Large mixing bowl

Ingredients

Chicken Salad

3 C Cooked chicken breast Protein for blood sugar stability
1 Large honey crisp apple chopped *make sure you leave the peel on The peel of an apple adds more fiber and more polyphenols then the inside of the apple alone. Apples also have pectin, a prebiotic to feed healthy gut bacteria
3 Celery stalks, diced Provides soluble and insoluble fiber
1/3 C Dried cranberries Plant diversity, the more plants the healthier the gut!
1/3 C Walnuts (optional) Can increase the population of bacteria that produce beneficial microbial metabolites
2 tbsp Green onion, sliced Prebiotic fiber to feed beneficial bacteria and plant diversity
2 tbsp Parsley Contains flavinoids apigenin which is an antioxidant that can decrease inflammation

Dressing

1/2 C Dairy free active culture yogurt Provides beneficial microbes from fermentation
2 tbsp Mayo, extra-virgin olive oil based or 100% avocado oil based Solely for creaminess
1 tbsp Dijon mustard (omit for allergy) Contains glucosinolates which break down into antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory effects
1 tbsp Lemon juice Helps support stomach acid
1-2 tsp Honey Antioxidants
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Black pepper to taste

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Gut Healthy Fall Chicken Salad