Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberries and Spinach
Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberries and Spinach is all I’ve been craving now that Spring is in full bloom! I made this with creamy goat cheese and a white balsamic dressing, but this would also be great with Feta cheese and if you want to add more protein, or skip the cheese altogether, add walnuts or slivered almonds.
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I love strawberries in my salad, I could eat this all summer long, especially when strawberries are at their peak.
A few other salad recipes I have with strawberries you may also enjoy:
- Mixed Baby Greens with Strawberries, Gorgonzola and Poppy Seed Dressing
- Strawberry Cucumber Salad
- Strawberry Salad with Almond-Cranberry Crusted Goat Cheese
For those of you following a Paleo diet, swapping the cheese with almonds or walnuts would make this compliant.
Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberries and Spinach Recipe
Ingredients
For the dressing:
- 3 tbsp golden balsamic vinegar
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp chopped shallots
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon water
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- fresh black pepper, to taste
For the chicken:
- 16 oz boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt, to taste (I used Montreal Steak Grill Mates)
For the Salad:
- 6 cups baby spinach
- 3 cups sliced strawberries
- 2 ounces soft goat cheese
Instructions
- In a small bowl whisk together the dressing ingredients.
- For the chicken: Season chicken with seasoned salt, then mix in crushed garlic.
- Light the grill or indoor grill pan on medium heat, when hot spray the grates with oil and grill the chicken about 10 to 11 minutes on each side until charred on the outside and cooked through in the center. Set aside on a cutting board and slice on an angle.
- In a large bowl toss the spinach with the dressing. Divide between 4 plates and top with strawberries, goat cheese and
- grilled chicken.
Nutrition
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Holy delicious! I wasn’t expecting much from such a simple recipe but the flavors combine for a pretty epic taste! Rotation recipe for sure!
This salad is delicious. I made it because it looked easy to meal prep for the week and I was shocked at how good it was. I get to work and can’t stop thinking about my lunch lol! Will definitely be putting this in my rotation.
The balsamic dressing is a perfect pairing to the goat cheese and strawberry. This was super refreshing. A great summer salad!
Great salad- I always order salads w/ fruit &goat cheese when we go out to dinner so I was happy to come across this super easy recipe on your site! I made it for dinner & put aside extra for lunch the next day. My husband is doing keto & I do WW so it was a win-win (he chose to use some other dressing b/c of the small amount of honey but would have been fine I’m sure). The dressing is a snap to whip up- I used regular balsamic which was fine, and I keep Penzey’s dried shallots on hand for situations like this to make it easier.
Love this recipe. Thank you. Any thoughts on the best way or marinade to make the grilled chicken? Thanks.
This salad is delicious.  I made it as listed except for the dressing. Made my own with a  splash of apple cider vinegar, olive oil and some Italian seasoning.  I will definitely make again!  Once again, Gina, thank youÂ
You’re welcome! 🙂
Loved this recipe! I used white balsamic, so I am not sure if that is the same as golden. I did feel that it was too sour/acidic for my own taste, so I sprinkled in a little splenda for balance. The goat cheese really is wonderful in this dish!
I don’t like spinach and was wondering if arugula instead with out changing the carbs knit to much?
Made this for dinner this evening, it was delicious!Â
I have a bunch of dressing left over, should I refrigerate it or leave it at room temperature?Â
This was amazing!! That dressing would probably taste great on anything, I added gorgonzola cheese instead of feta and left out the chicken. Great recipe, very easy to make!