Strawberry Chicken Salad

This salad will go well with almost any meal and give an exotic touch to it. It is also a perfect "stand-alone" meal or for buffet or garden parties and it is not much work.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons  orange juice
• 1  tablespoon olive oil
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 2  teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄4 cup soy sauce
• 2  green onions, sliced into small pieces
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 12  ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 4  cups  spinach leaves
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1  cup strawberry, sliced

Directions

1. Dressing.
2. Combine half of the orange juice, oil, lemon juice, and sugar in a screw-top jar. Cover and shake well. Chill dressing until serving time.
3. Marinade.
4. Combine soy sauce, green onions, rest of the orange juice, and garlic. Place chicken in a plastic bag set into a shallow dish. Add marinade; seal bag. Turn chicken to coat well. Chill for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours, turning chicken occasionally. Remove chicken from bag, reserving marinade.
5. Chicken.
6. Grill chicken on an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 5 minutes. Brush chicken with marinade; turn chicken and brush with marinade. Grill for 7 to 10 minutes more or until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Cool slightly; slice chicken breasts.
7. Serving.
8. Line 4 individual salad plates with spinach leaves. Arrange oranges, strawberries, and chicken breast slices on spinach-lined plates. Shake dressing; drizzle over salads.