Strawberry & Chicken Spinach Salad

Ingredients

2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper

5 c. packed baby spinach (5 oz.; or power greens blend)
2 rotisserie chicken breasts, cut into 1/2" pieces (or grill your own)
2 c. thinly sliced strawberries
3/4 c. chopped toasted pecans (or other nut)
1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
5 oz. feta, crumbled

Directions

To Make the Salad Dressing
In a large bowl, whisk the lemon juice with the mustard. While whisking, slowly pour in the oil until the dressing is combined. Season with salt and pepper.

To Mise en Place
Tear spinach into roughly bite-size pieces
Prepare chicken (if making at home) and cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
Thinly slice strawberries.
Put nuts into a small bowl (one that you can shake into individual bowls).
Thinly slice onion.

To Build the Salad
For individuals or all together: combine spinach, chicken, strawberries, and onion to the bowl with the dressing and toss to combine. Then top with nuts and a generous crumbling of feta.

Notes

Mise en place in advance (such as weekly meal prep), then combine ingredients when desired. We've also used "Green Goddess" (yogurt) dressing instead of making our own, which was lovely.

Yields: 4 servings
Prep: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes + grilling chicken if you so choose (1hr)

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