The Best Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe with Chicken
Looking for a delicious salad recipe? Try this Spinach and Strawberry Salad with Grilled Lemon Chicken that is sure to satisfy!
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
Optional Marinating Time: 4 hourshours
Total Time: 4 hourshours40 minutesminutes
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
juice of 1 lemon
1small diced shallot
3minced cloves of garlic
¼cupof white balsamic vinegar
1teaspoonof Dijon mustard
1teaspoonof sugar
1/3cupof olive oil
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
3boneless skinless chicken breasts
For the Vinaigrette:
¼cupof white balsamic vinegar
1teaspoonof grainy mustard
1teaspoonof honey
1/3cupof olive oil
½teaspoonof poppy seeds
½teaspoonof fresh thyme leaves
Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste
For the Salad:
2cupsof cooked Quinoa
6cupsof packed baby spinach
1cupof sliced strawberries
1cupof blueberries
½cupof toasted almonds
1sliced avocado
2sliced yellow bell peppers, roasted, scraped and seeded
¼cupof crumbled feta cheese
¼cupof crumbled goat cheese
½cupof microgreens
Instructions
Chicken: In a large bowl whisk together the lemon juice, shallot, garlic, vinegar, mustard, sugar, olive oil, salt, and pepper until combined and submerge the chicken breasts and marinate for 4 hours.
Once it’s done marinating remove the chicken and grill it over high heat on for 5 to 6 minutes on each side or until cooked throughout. Slice and set aside.
Vinaigrette: Whisk together all of the ingredients in a medium-size bowl until completely combined.
To Plate: Simply combine all of the salad ingredients together and place them on a platter. Next place the sliced chicken over the top and drizzle on the vinaigrette.
Notes
Chef Notes:
In addition to the spinach you can, however, feel free to add other greens to the mix such as spring mix, tatsoi, arugula or frisée.
If you need to make this out of season then try swapping out the fresh strawberries for mandarin oranges.
Do not use green peppers in the recipe, but another option would be to use red bell peppers.