Apple Butter Chicken Salad

Source: Shannon Platt

Ingredients:

• 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• Dash of oregano
• Dash of thyme
• 2 stalks chopped celery
• 2 slices white onion, chopped
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 lemon
• 1 cup Blackberry Patch Apple Butter Syrup

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Directions:

Place chicken in baking pan, season with oregano & thyme, cover with foil & bake for 45 minutes, or until completely cooked. Dice chicken into small, bite-size pieces, place in large mixing bowl. Add chopped celery, onion, cranberries & walnuts. Squeeze about 1 tablespoon juice from the lemon (for preservative). Add Apple Butter syrup, just enough to coat mixture and provide consistency of traditional chicken salad. Mix well. Garnish with lemon zest.

Serve by itself as a side dish, as a sandwich on toasted wheat berry bread, or atop fresh spinach greens for a complete salad.

Makes approx. six servings.