Rotisserie Chicken Salad w/ Hazelnuts and Cranberries

Servings: 8-10
Time: 30 minutes preparation, +2 hours chilled

Ingredients:
1 rotisserie chicken (approx. 2 lbs. ), meat pulled and roughly chopped
1 orange, juiced and zested
1 cup dried cranberries, plumped in orange juice and zest (optional: +1 tablespoon orange liquor)
1 small-medium red onion, diced
1 small bunch of green onions (~4-5 stalks), diced
1 small head of celery ~(5-6 stalks with leaves), diced
8.5 oz (~2.5 cups of Hazel's Heritage Fried Hazelnuts (salted)
1.5 cups of Greek Yogurt (we recommend Nancy's or other high protein brands)
1 tablespoon fresh herbs (we like tarragon, dill, and thyme)
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, additional to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, additional to taste

Instructions:
1. Pull meat off rotisserie chicken while it is still warm, thoroughly inspect pulled meat for bones and chill in fridge for at least 1 hour, or overnight.
2. Zest and juice the orange into a microwave-safe bowl, add the dried cranberries (and optional liquor) and microwave for 1 minutes 30 seconds, cover and rest for 5 minutes. Uncover and place in fridge/freezer until chilled.
3. Dice the chicken meat into medium-large pieces depending on you preference. Diced chicken should be slightly larger then the rest of your ingredients. Place in large mixing bowl and add the Greek yogurt and plumped cranberry mixture.
4. Wash the celery and green onion. Remove ends (keeping the celery leaves for more fiber) and roughly dice the red onion, green onions, and celery. Add to salad mixture, along with the salt and pepper.
5. Wash and finely dice fresh herbs. Add to the salad mixture, along with 8.5 oz of Hazel's Heritage Fried Hazelnuts.
6. Thoroughly mix all ingredients together in the large mixing bowl. Taste for seasoning, add salt and pepper to preference.
7. Cover and chill in fridge for at least 1 hour before enjoyment.

We absolutely love having this as croissants sandwiches, or served open-face on some warmed bread with butter (as pictured above). This is also great as-is, or drizzled with some hot honey. Keeps up to 6 days in the fridge.