Description
Strawberry avocado summer salad with chicken- featuring a crunchy romaine, cucumber, red onion, chopped nuts and pungent cheese then tossed in honey basil vinaigrette makes for the ultimate summer salad combo that will leave you feeling satisfied | mealswithmaggie.com
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large chicken breasts, diced
- 3 heads romaine lettuce, chopped
- 2 cups strawberries, sliced
- 1/2 cup red onion, sliced
- 1 whole cucumber, diced
- 1 whole avocado, sliced
- 3 oz gorgonzola or feta cheese
- 1/2 cup almonds, chopped or sliced
Honey Basil Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 4 tsp whole grain mustard
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/3 cup fresh basil leaves, minced
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients for the salad in a large bowl.
- Whisk the ingredients for the honey basil vinaigrette in a separate bowl and add salt/pepper to taste.
- When ready to serve, pour vinaigrette over salad and enjoy!
Notes
To make mason jar salads:
- Place dressing in bottom of mason jar then start stacking:
- cucumbers
- red onions
- cheese
- strawberries
- lettuce
- chicken
- chopped nuts
- avocado
- Viola !
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course, Salad
- Cuisine: American