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Strawberry Chicken Avocado Salad

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Strawberry Chicken Avocado Salad,  a light but protein-packed salad to be enjoyed all year-round!

15 Minute strawberry avocado chicken salad. We used a five dollar rotisserie chicken to pull this meal together as a super cheap and easy dinner and everyone loved it! The balsamic salad dressing was so simple to whip up and so good that it quickly became our favorite dressing (we whip it once every other week or so and it replaced the bottled dressing we used to make!). Love easy dinner ideas like this!

 

 

I’ve always felt that salads are one of the most overlooked meals out there.  Too often they’re cast to the sidelines to serve supporting roles to the “real meal”, downplayed as side dishes and appetizers.  

I think that’s a real shame because a good salad can be a great way to get your daily protein and veggies without overloading on calories.  Furthermore, they’re just plain delicious (and if you disagree, I’m telling you you’ve just been eating the wrong kinds of salads).

This Strawberry Walnut Avocado Salad is one of my favorite meals for both lunch and dinner.  It’s simple to make and packed with refreshing flavors and great textures.  

With soft, fresh greens, crunchy walnuts, tart berries, smooth avocado, roasted chicken, and a peppering of poppy-seeds, it hits all your senses at once — and that’s before you even add the dressing!

This is such a quick and easy dressing to make. It's versatile and easy to make! www.busybudgeter.comI use a light, olive oil based homemade salad dressing that is super easy to make (and very customizable.  It’s just a little tart with sweet undertones from the honey and a balsamic tang from the vinegar.

Making it is simple (especially if you have a mason jar handy).  

  • First, measure out equal parts olive oil, honey, and balsamic vinegar.  
  • Then add your lemon juice and poppy seeds.   I pour everything into a mason jar because this is the easiest way to mix everything up — I just shake it until the ingredients are well-combined!  

Mix and blend the dressing, it goes so well with citrus and sweet fruits. www.busybudgeter.comIf you don’t have a resealable container to use you can also stir everything together really well with a whisk, instead.  Just be aware that the poppy seeds tend to float to the top, so give everything a good shake/stirring each time before you pour out some dressing.

  • Next, prepare all of your ingredients for the salad.  This is easy — rinse your greens, quarter your strawberries, and slice your avocado.  Shred your rotisserie chicken into bite-sized pieces.  

Good berries and avocados are easy to get your hands on this time of year, and so this strawberry walnut avocado salad is a great late summer meal, but I enjoy this light yet filling salad year round, as well.  

in-progress-3You can take two routes with the salad once you have all your ingredients prepped: either chuck everything in a large bowl and toss it all together, or you can serve the salads “deconstructed” (as seen in the first picture), neatly arranged by ingredient on a bed of greens, for the eater to mix together as desired (usually I go for the “thrown together” look, because it’s quicker)!

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And that’s it!  Turn this in your favorite dinner platter and enjoy!

What are your favorite salad toppings?

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Strawberry Chicken Avocado Salad
 
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Prep time
15 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
This amazing salad will knock your socks off!
Author: Rosemarie Groner
Recipe type: 15 min meals
Cuisine: Fresh Salads
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • Dressing
  • 2 tsp poppy seeds
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • ⅓ cup honey
  • ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • Salad
  • 5.5 oz mixed greens
  • 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 lb strawberries - tops removed & quartered
  • 1 avocado - peeled, pit removed, & sliced
Instructions
  1. Dressing
  2. In a pint-sized mason jar*, combine all dressing ingredients (olive oil, vinegar, honey, lemon juice, and poppy seeds).
  3. Seal jar tightly with lid and shake vigorously. Set aside.
  4. (*If you do not have a mason jar, you can combine the ingredients in any container with a good seal, or combine the ingredients in a medium-size bowl and whisk vigorously to combine).
  5. Salad
  6. In a large salad bowl, combine mixed greens, rotisserie chicken, walnuts, strawberries, and avocado.
  7. Toss with tongs or large forks/spoons until well-combined.
  8. Evenly distribute salad into 4-6 salad bowls and serve with dressing on the side. Be sure to shake dressing well before pouring over salad, as the ingredients will settle and the poppy seeds tend to float to the top.
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Comments

  1. Amy @ Pressure Cook Recipes says

    October 5 at 6:18 pm

    Hi Rosemarie,
    You’ve put some of my fav ingredients all in the same bowl!!
    Colorful and delicious!
    Amy

    Reply
  2. AussieGirlie says

    October 10 at 7:56 am

    Oh wow, yum!!!
    We’re just coming into the Spring weather now and this salad is perfect for dinner tomorrow or better on Wednesday as we’re expecting a really nice warm day. Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  3. Susan Carraretto says

    October 22 at 7:48 pm

    That salad has many of my fav ingredients. I’ve pinned it.

    Reply

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