strawberry chicken salad

Grilled Chicken Strawberry Spinach Salad

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Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • Sea salt and cracked black pepper
  • ½ C toasted walnuts, rough chopped
  • Baby spinach, washed
  • 2 shallots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 green apple, sliced
  • 1 C strawberries, halved
  • ½ C blue cheese crumbles
  • For the honey vinaigrette:
  • 2 C Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 1 Tbsp fresh parsley, minced
  • Sea salt and cracked black pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat grill.
  2. Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper, then place on the hot grill and cook about 4-5 minutes per side. Set chicken aside to rest.
  3. Whisk together vinaigrette ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.
  4. Add walnuts to a small dry skillet and toast over a low heat for several minutes until the walnuts are slightly toasted.
  5. Add spinach to a serving bowl, then top with shallots, apples, strawberries, walnuts, and blue cheese . Slice the grilled chicken breasts and place on top of the salad.
  6. Drizzle with the honey herb vinaigrette.
  7. To serve, divide onto 4 plates.