Grilled Chicken Salad With Seasonal Fruit

With riffs on traditional chicken salad recipes to include healthy and grilled chicken salad options, we think you'll we love classic chicken salad, but we also love to mix it up.

Recipe Summary Grilled Chicken Salad With Seasonal Fruit

Both beautiful in presentation and taste, this salad uses fresh berries in summer (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries), and orange segments in winter. Anytime of year this composed salad will bring rave reviews.

Ingredients | Chicken Salad Recipes

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

½ cup pecans

⅓ cup red wine vinegar

½ cup white sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

½ onion, minced

1 teaspoon ground mustard

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon ground white pepper

2 heads Bibb lettuce - rinsed, dried and torn

1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

Directions

Preheat the grill for high heat.

Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill chicken 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Remove from heat, cool, and slice.

Meanwhile, place pecans in a dry skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pecans until fragrant, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.

In a blender, combine the red wine vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil, onion, mustard, salt, and pepper. Process until smooth.

Arrange lettuce on serving plates. Top with grilled chicken slices, strawberries, and pecans. Drizzle with the dressing to serve.

Info | Chicken Salad Recipes

prep: 15 mins cook: 20 mins total: 35 mins Servings: 6 Yield: 6 servings

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