Picnic Chicken Salad Croissants (Printable)

Buttery croissants filled with tender chicken, grapes, celery, and creamy dressing for a fresh meal.

# What You’ll Use:

→ Poultry

01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced or shredded

→ Produce

02 - 1 cup red seedless grapes, halved
03 - 1/2 cup celery, finely chopped
04 - 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

→ Dairy

05 - 1/2 cup mayonnaise
06 - 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt

→ Pantry

07 - 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
08 - 1 teaspoon honey
09 - 1/4 teaspoon salt
10 - 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

→ Bread

11 - 4 large croissants, split

# How-To:

01 - In a large mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, honey, salt, and black pepper. Whisk thoroughly until smooth and well blended.
02 - Add diced chicken, halved grapes, chopped celery, and parsley to the dressing. Gently fold until all components are evenly coated.
03 - Taste the mixture and adjust salt, pepper, or mustard as needed for desired flavor balance.
04 - Split each croissant horizontally. Distribute the chicken salad generously onto the bottom half of each croissant.
05 - Place croissant tops over the filled bottoms, pressing gently to secure.
06 - Serve immediately, or wrap in parchment paper and refrigerate until ready to transport for picnic consumption.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It tastes elegant enough for impressing guests, but honestly takes less time than driving to get takeout.
  • The grapes add this unexpected burst of sweetness that makes people pause mid-bite and ask what's in it.
  • You can make it hours ahead, wrap it up, and it actually gets better as flavors meld together.
02 -
  • Don't chop your chicken too small or it becomes mushy and loses its identity in the dressing—aim for bite-sized pieces that hold their shape.
  • If you're making these more than a couple hours ahead, keep the chicken salad separate from the croissants and assemble right before eating, or the bread gets soggy no matter how good your intentions are.
03 -
  • Make the chicken salad filling the night before and refrigerate it separately—the flavors meld and deepen, and you'll have less to do on the day of.
  • If your croissants are slightly past their prime, brush the cut sides lightly with melted butter and toast them face-down in a skillet for thirty seconds to restore some character.
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