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grilled chicken and fruit salad with poppyseed dressing

Grilled Chicken Salad with Fruit Salsa & Poppy Seed Dressing

This delicious, light and healthy grilled chicken salad celebrates the bounty of spring with a homemade fruit salsa and tangy poppy seed dressing.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Marinating Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 590 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Chicken Salad

  • 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • lettuce
  • feta cheese

For the Fruit Salsa

  • 2 cups strawberries diced
  • 2 kiwi peeled and diced
  • 1 pint blueberries
  • ¼ cup crushed pineapple drained
  • juice of ½ lemon

For the Poppy Seed Dressing

  • ¼ cup white wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon ground mustard
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 Tablespoons poppy seeds
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 Tablespoon mayonnaise

Instructions
 

To Make the Salad

  • Wrap chicken breasts in plastic and pound until they are about 1-inch thick. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Place into a bag.
  • Whisk together and lemon juice and olive oil and pour over the chicken. Seal the bag, toss to coat. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or several hours.

To Make the Fruit Salsa

  • While the chicken is marinating, dice the strawberries and kiwi.
  • Combine with other fruit and the juice of juice of half a lemon. Stir to combine the combine and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Preheat grill to medium. Add chicken and grill, a few minutes on each side, until cooked through.
  • Remove chicken from grill and allow to rest for 5 minutes before slicing
  • Prepare salads by filling a plate or bowl with spring greens. Top with 4 ounces of chicken and fruit salsa.
  • Sprinkle with feta cheese, if desired, and dress with poppy seed dressing

To Make the Dressing

  • To make the poppy seed dressing, in a nonreactive bowl, pour vinegar over sugar. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
  • Mix in salt, mustard and poppy seeds.
  • In a measuring cup, combine olive oil and canola oil.
  • Slowly drizzle oil into the vinegar mixture, mixing to emulsify.
  • Finally, whisk in mayonnaise.

Nutrition

Calories: 590kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 18gFat: 44gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 350mgPotassium: 520mgFiber: 5gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 857IUVitamin C: 81mgCalcium: 116mgIron: 2mg
Keyword chicken, fruit, salad
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