Chicken and Asparagus Salad with Strawberry Dressing

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"A beautiful and delicious Spring salad."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup cut fresh asparagus, 1 inch pieces,steamed until crisp-tender
• 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled and sliced
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 cups european blend salad greens
• 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1 1⁄2 cups sliced strawberries
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cooked and sliced crosswise
• salt and pepper
• 1⁄4 cup coarsely chopped and toasted walnuts or 1/4 cup pine nuts

• Dressing

• 5 fresh strawberries, halved lengthwise
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar

directions

1. Add lemon juice to a small bowl; dip avocado slices in lemon juice and set the avocado aside.
2. In a big salad bowl, add salad greens, asparagus, cucumber, avocado, 1 1/2 cup strawberries, and chicken; toss to combine.
3. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Sprinkle with nuts.
5. For dressing: add strawberries and orange juice to a blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth; pour puree into a bowl.
6. Add remaining dressing ingredients; stir to combine.
7. Pour dressing over salad; toss to coat.
8. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[anniesnomsblog]

I'm pretty picky with salads, but this was a huge hit! Loved all the flavours; the strawberries added the perfect sweetness. The only change I made was to add a tiny bit more vinegar to the dressing, other than that I made it exactly as stated and it was fabulous!

 

[Ma.Glenda S.]

great

 

[januarybride]

Very yummy! I did add extra vinegar and extra orange juice to the dressing and it was amazing! I used Stevia in place of the sugar with excellent results.

 

[BethanyRenae]

This salad was incredible. A perfect lunch on a warm spring day. I made a few changes. I didn't use the asparagus, I will next time, and I added a little feta cheese. I ate mine on spinach only. So good. When I made the dressing I halved it. It still made alot. I used olive oil, and an entire orange slice instead of the orange juice. I did think it needed alot more balsamic vinegar. I increased it to one tablespoon to be equal to the amount of oil I used. Other than that...this salad was incredible! Thank you for posting it!