Strawberry Chicken Salad + Poppyseed Dressing
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!
- Storage: Leftovers can easily be stored in the fridge to enjoy another day. Just make sure you keep some things in separate containers. You will want a container for the chicken, another one for the fresh fruit, one for lettuce, and one more for the dressing. This will help keep things fresh and then when you are ready for another yummy salad just toss all the pieces together again.
Nutrition
Calories: 713kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 31g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 333mg | Potassium: 1572mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 9093IU | Vitamin C: 99mg | Calcium: 156mg | Iron: 3mg
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