When it comes to eating dinner my man is kind of a manly man. He likes “real food” like you’d see on the box of a Hungry Man dinner (Ewwww)! He likes to feel full and satisfied after one of his 12 hour work days and believe it or not, this pretty Spring salad with high protein ingredients like chicken, avocados, cheese and pecans is one that satisfies.
Ingredients
- Salad:
- 6 C. fresh baby spinach
- 2 large cooked chicken breasts, cubed
- 1 pint strawberries, sliced
- 1-2 avocados, cubed
- 4 oz. crumbled gorgonzola or blue cheese
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 c. pecans, toasted and chopped
- Poppyseed Dressing:
- 1/2 cup avocado oil (or olive oil)
- 3 T. apple cider vinegar
- 2 T. honey
- 1 T. poppy seeds
- pinch of ground mustard
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1/4 t. pepper
Instructions
- Toss all salad ingredients together.
- Whisk dressing ingredients together, pour desired amount over salad, and toss until combined.
- Serve immediately.
We love eating lighter during the Spring and Summer months and hope that you’ll enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
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Cannot wait to try this!
Patti, this is right up our alley! I’m definitely going to make this. Glad to see a yummy and healthier salad dressing included. Sharing on Facebook today. 🙂
That looks delicious. We are having an ice storm here (!) but when the weather improves, I’m going to give that a try!
Patti,
This Spring Salad has all the things that “Mr. Ed” and I L O V E!
Thanks for sharing, dear friend!
Have a blessed Holy week and Happy Easter!
Fondly,
Pat
Patti, all I can say is YUMMMMMMM!
This looks delicious, Patti! I already printed it off! Thanks!! Happy to be your neighbor at the Linkup at Whole Hearted Home.
delish! anytime I can add strawberries to something I am all for it 🙂 Love this chicken strawberry spinach salad recipe!
Yummy, yummy! Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for linking up to Talk of the Town!
I love this combo! Thanks for sharing at HSH!
Just printed this one as it looks absolutely wonderful! Glad you shared it!
I love strawberries and pecans together! This looks refreshing and delicious!
Patti, this looks absolutely delicious! I’ll have to substitute something else for the spinach–spinach is very high in Vitamin K, which my husband has to avoid. But I’m thinking I could perhaps use a mixture of lettuces that are lighter greens. It won’t be quite as pretty, but it should still be good! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.
And thanks for linking to the Grace at Home party. I’m featuring you this week!