Grilled Chicken Salad with Seasonal Fruit

Description

Both beautiful in presentation and taste, this salad uses fresh berries in summer (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, or blackberries), and orange segments in winter. Anytime of year this composed salad will bring rave reviews.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
  • ½ cup pecans
  • ⅓ cup red wine vinegar
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • ½ onion, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 2 heads Bibb lettuce – rinsed, dried and torn
  • 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat the grill to high heat. Lightly oil the grill grate.
  2. Grill chicken until juices run clear
  3. about 8 minutes per side. Remove from heat
  4. cool
  5. and slice. Set aside.
  6. Meanwhile
  7. place pecans in a dry skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pecans
  8. stirring frequently
  9. until fragrant
  10. about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  11. Combine red wine vinegar
  12. sugar
  13. vegetable oil
  14. onion
  15. mustard
  16. salt
  17. and pepper in a blender. Process until smooth.
  18. Arrange lettuce on serving plates. Top with grilled chicken slices
  19. strawberries
  20. and pecans. Drizzle with dressing to serve.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 35 mins

Servings: 6

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