I have so much lettuce and arugula growing right now I’m searching for new and delicious salad recipes. I love this salad – it is light and perfect for a main meal! The dressing takes it over the top. Even if you don’t like goat cheese, another cheese would work just as well. Enjoy!
Mixed Greens & Strawberry Salad with Chicken, Goat Cheese & Avocado Recipe
Mixed greens tossed with sliced strawberries, chopped cooked chicken, avocado, crumbled goat cheese and sliced almonds in a simple honey citrus vinaigrette
Ingredients
- 8 cups mixed greens, well rinsed and drained
- 4 cups grilled chopped chicken
- 1-1/2 cups sliced strawberries
- 1 medium avocado, cubed
- ¼ red onion, sliced very thinly
- ¼ cup sliced almonds or chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
- Salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
Dressing
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoon orange juice
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Instructions
- To prepare dressing, in a jar with a tight cover, combine the olive oil, honey, orange juice, rice wine vinegar and mustard. Cover the jar tightly and shake until well blended. (Or whisk everything together in a small bowl.)
- In a large bowl, place the mixed greens, sliced strawberries, avocado cubes, sliced onion, sliced almonds.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle the dressing over and toss until everything is combined and coated with dressing.
- Add the goat cheese crumbles and toss again gently.
- Serve immediately.
Source: simple-nourished-living.com
Not only does this look fabulous but you’ve combined several things that I love – excellent !!
Thank you – it has all the ingredients I love as well.
Just “pinned” and added a note that I’d like to add walnuts to this wonderful salad ’cause walnuts are another favorite of mine!
thank you Cecile! Walnuts would be a great addition – I will add them next time I make this. I hope you like it! 🙂
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Thank you so much for such a nice compliment!! When I first started blogging my pictures were a disaster and I vowed to improve and read everything I could on food photography – it has been a wonderful learning adventure.
Sounds absolutely delish! I am going to save the recipe, and try it out when I get off the road.
Hi and thank you for taking the time to comment. I love receiving comments! I think you will enjoy it – it’s a great salad! I’m enjoying all the fresh lettuce from the garden this year – I just love summer and the abundance of fresh veggies and fruit. Have a great week!
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First Guest reblog. I have been reading her posts for a long while now, and I decided to share some of her recipes with you. I hope you enjoy them!
Thank you so much for the re-blog – what a nice compliment that is! And thanks for reading – I hope you have found some recipes you love! 🙂
I have. I save the ones the I want to try when I get home.
Yummy !
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I think that arugula and strawberries are truly a match made in heaven. The goat cheese just takes it over the top!
I agree .. they are perfect together. I’m also liking strawberries and balsamic vinegar together.
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