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Chicken Salad with Avocado

Course Salad
Recipe Category All Recipes, Salad
Author Christine Andrew

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 stalk of celery, chopped fine
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped chives, green onion, dill or basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup diced cooked chicken
  • 3 avocados

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese.
  • Add yogurt and mix until smooth.
  • Stir in celery, mustard, chives, salt, and grated lemon peel and juice; mix until blended.
  • Stir in chicken.
  • Cover and chill until ready to serve.
  • Rinse avocados. Cut in half.
  • Gently lift out the pit with a spoon.
  • Spoon out the avocado, then add about 1/3 cup of the chicken salad into each avocado half.
  • Garnish with chives.