SUMMER SALAD WITH GRILLED CHICKEN
This entrée-sized salad is the perfect light summertime meal. The chicken breasts are cooked on your backyard barbecue.
Yield: Serves 4.
July 02, 2019
SUMMER SALAD WITH GRILLED CHICKEN
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup raspberry vinegar
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
- 1/4 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 8 cups mixed baby greens
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
Directions
- To prepare dressing, whisk together raspberry vinegar, mustard, poppy seeds, sugar, salt and pepper until combined. Gradually whisk in oil until blended.
- Pour 2 tbsp of dressing into a heavy zip-lock plastic bag; reserve remaining dressing to toss with salad. Add chicken to bag and squeeze bag to coat chicken with dressing; seal bag. Let stand for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat natural gas barbecue on medium heat for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Remove chicken from dressing; discard dressing. Grill until chicken is cooked through, about 12 - 15 minutes. Cool chicken for 5 minutes; cut diagonally into slices.
- Combine chicken, greens, raspberries and onion. Add reserved dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately.
Nutritional analysis per serving:
375 calories, 18.6 g fat, 46.4 g protein, 6.1 g carbohydrate, 1 g fibre, 288 mg sodium