Chicken & Kale Harvest Salad
with Apple & Honey Dijon Dressing
- Eggs
Step aside, side salad—this hearty kale version is the stuff of lunch dreams. We mix the tenderized greens with cooked chicken, apple slices, cabbage, and carrot, then we toss it with a creamy, tangy honey Dijon dressing and sprinkle it with chili flakes for a warming kick. This is a hearty-yet-light-feeling lunch idea you’re going to want to make even when it’s not harvest season.
Ingredients
9 ounce
Fully Cooked Chicken Breasts
1 unit
Granny Smith Apple
4 ounce
Kale
4 ounce
Coleslaw Mix
3 ounce
Honey Dijon Dressing
(Contains: Eggs)
1 teaspoon
Chili Flakes
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. Pat chicken dry with paper towels; dice into ½-inch pieces. Halve, core, and dice apple.
• Place kale in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Using your hands, massage kale until leaves are tender, 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add chicken, coleslaw, apple, 2⁄3 of the dressing, a pinch of salt, and pepper to bowl; toss to combine.
• Divide salad between bowls. Drizzle with remaining dressing and sprinkle with as many chili flakes as you like. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the combination of flavors, especially the apple and honey Dijon dressing. Some found it bland and suggested adding dried fruit or nuts.
- Ease of prep: Customers appreciated how quick and easy this no-cook meal was to assemble, perfect for busy days or work lunches 🍲.
- Suggestions: Consider adding crunch with nuts, seeds, or crispy onions. Some preferred warming the chicken slightly before adding to the salad.
- Portions: The salad was filling for most, with many reporting leftovers for additional meals. Some wanted more dressing or chicken.
- Kale prep: Massaging the kale with olive oil greatly improved its texture and taste, though some found the stems too tough.
- Chicken: Opinions on the precooked chicken were mixed; some loved its convenience, while others found it bland or rubbery.
Reviews from our home cooks
I'd eat this every day. Love how the kale tasted after massaging it. That made a ton of difference with the texture. The chicken was so tasty. This recipe turned into 3 generous sized lunches.
Very quick and easy and so delicious! If you sold the honey dijon dressing in bottles, I would totally order some!
SUPER QUICK AND EASY! This salad had great flavor! I always toss the precooked chicken in the microwave for a minute or so to warm it up because cold chicken on salad is gross.
So easy to prepare, a great melding of flavors. The tart Granny Smith apple with the subtle sweet Honey Mustard topped with a dash of red pepper was delicious!
Easy and yummy. Nice crunch from the apples. I added low sugar craisins and lemon juice and only used 1/2 the dressing. A lighter dressing would be even better.
This was a shot in the dark because I would never eat Kale like this. Was very delicious and made having a healthy option even better. The taste was phenomenal
Massaging the kale with olive oil really takes the bitterness out of the kale!
The portions in this salad were so large, I had 3 lunches out of it!
I love the different seasonal kale salad dishes. Full of flavor and always leftovers for lunch.
The dressing was good (I've always loved honey mustard dressing) and the veggies were fresh. I really really did not like the chicken that was sent. It really needs some sort of seasoning. Also, the salad as a whole was not great (would have been worse without the apples). Personally, I would not get this again which is why I gave it 2 stars.
