Description
This summer chicken salad combines grilled chicken, fresh strawberries, and toasted pecans with a light honey mustard dressing for a refreshing and healthy meal. It’s perfect for warm weather gatherings, quick lunches, or picnics.
Ingredients
Instructions
1. Brush chicken with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and grill until cooked through, about 5–6 minutes per side, then let rest and slice or shred.
2. Toast pecans in a dry skillet over medium heat for 2–3 minutes until fragrant, then remove and cool.
3. Whisk together olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, salt, and pepper until well blended.
4. In a large bowl, combine mixed greens, strawberries, chicken, and pecans.
5. Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss gently to coat.
6. Sprinkle feta cheese on top if desired and serve immediately or chill for 10–15 minutes for a more refreshing salad.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: salad
- Method: grilling
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 350
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 25
- Cholesterol: 70
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