Strawberry Chicken Salad
A light and refreshing Strawberry Chicken Salad recipe + homemade poppyseed dressing! Serve with grilled bread!
Ingredients
Poppyseed Dressing:
- 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon poppyseeds
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons orange juice concentrate
- 3 tablespoons plain greek yogurt OR plain/unsweetened dairy-free yogurt
Chicken:
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- kosher salt and ground black pepper
- optional: use this chicken marinade for even more flavor!
Salad:
- 4 cups romaine lettuce
- 1 cup mandarin oranges drained
- 1 avocado cubed
- 1 cup fresh strawberries quartered
- 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup red onion sliced
Instructions
- Make Dressing: Add the Poppyseed Dressing ingredients to a mason jar. Place cover on tightly and shake - alternatively you can whisk ingredients together in a small bowl. Taste and adjust any flavors, as-needed.
- Grill Chicken: Heat grill to medium heat (approximately 400 degrees F) and ensure grill grates are clean. Season chicken with salt and pepper and/or remove from the marinade (if using). Place chicken on direct heat (direct flame) and cook at medium heat for 4-5 minutes per side. Move chicken away from the direct heat (direct flame) so that it is cooking on indirect heat (maintaining the same grill temp) and cook for an additional 5-10 minutes or until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the chicken reads 160 degrees F on an internal meat thermometer.
- Rest + Cut: Remove from grill and let rest at least 5 minutes (the chicken will continue to cook during this time and the internal temp will continue to rise by about 10 additional degrees). Dice the chicken into 1-inch cubes.
- Assemble Salads: Divide the salad ingredients and cubed chicken between two large salad bowls.
- Serve: Drizzle each salad with poppyseed dressing and enjoy with grilled bread to complete the meal!
Notes
- Dairy-Free: simply use the dairy-free version of the poppyseed dressing.
- Gluten-Free: serve with a gluten-free grilled bread or omit the bread.
- Meatless: feel free to omit the chicken for a meatless meal!
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