Strawberry Spinach Salad with Chicken
Make a strawberry spinach salad with chicken for one in just 10 minutes with cooked chicken, sweet strawberries, avocado, pistachios, and hemp hearts. It's bathed with an easy 4 ingredient balsamic dressing that you'll want on everything!
Servings 1 person
Equipment
- knife
- cutting board
- Measuring Spoons
- Measuring Cups
- tongs
Ingredients
- ¼ teaspoon dijon mustard for salad dressing
- ¼ teaspoon minced garlic for salad dressing
- ¼ cup balsamic vinegar for salad dressing
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil for salad dressing
- salt & pepper to taste for salad dressing
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach washed & dried
- 1 cup fresh strawberries thinly sliced
- ¼ cup pistachios
- 1 tablespoon hemp hearts
- grilled chicken breast
- ½ whole avocado
Instructions
- Add all salad dressing ingredients (¼ teaspoon dijon, ¼ teaspoon garlic, ¼ c balsamic vinegar, 1 T olive oil and salt/pepper) to mixing bowl. Whisk until well incorporated. Set aside.
- Add 2 c spinach, 1 c strawberries, ½ avocado-sliced, ¼ c pistachios, and 1 T hemp hearts to serving bowl. Add grilled chicken. Drizzle dressing over salad right before serving. Enjoy
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Notes
- Buy pre-minced garlic in a jar to save time
- Make extra dressing for more salads or to marinate chicken or steak.
- Swap chicken for steak, edamame, or tofu
- Dress salad right before serving so it doesn't get soggy