Fruity Grilled Chicken Salad Supper

Submitted by Leslie

"This is a delicous salad that is great for lunch or dinner. I serve it with cheesy garlic bread and a glass of wine for a delicious meal. You can use the dressing listed, or your favourite, but I recommend a tangy dressing to offset the sweetness of the pineapple. Hope you enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 cups mixed salad greens, cut bite sized
• 1 cup sliced strawberry
• 1 cup fresh pineapple chunk
• 4 asparagus spears, raw, cut on the diagonal
• 1 celery, cut on the diagonal
• 1 carrot, cut on the diagonal
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh chives
• 1⁄4 cup chopped cheese, chunks (your favourite kind)
• 2 -3 grilled boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 cup garlic-flavored croutons
• feshly ground black pepper

• Dressing

• 1 egg
• 1⁄2 cup vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion

directions

1. Dressing:

2. Beat together egg and vinegar Put in a small pot and simmer, stirring well.
3. Continue to simmer, add sugar and onion and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Stir occasionally.
5. Chill in fridge for 1 hour.
6. Grill chicken on the barbeque and slice, refrigerate until ready to use or serve hot on top of salad.
7. Combine the rest of the ingredients in a large salad bowl.
8. Toss all ingredients together with dressing and serve on large plates.
9. Top with grilled chicken breast slices and freshly ground black pepper.

Reviews

[Mamas Kitchen Hope]

This was a fantastic and fast evening meal! Very tasty and nutritious to boot! I left out the asparagus and it was still amazing. The dressing thickens nicely after refrigeration as directed. Love the fresh fruit here! I used mixed baby spring greens and it tasted every bit as good as it looked. Thanks Leslie!

 

[Sydney Mike]

I enjoy following recipes pretty much as written whenever possible, as much as anything else, just to see what the fuss is all about! Well, in this case, the fuss is all about A GREAT TASTING SALAD & its own dressing! Very nice! I liked the combo of strawberry & pineapple AND asparagus, something I probably would never have thought of combining! Got raves from my company & that's worth 10 stars in my book! Thanks for sharing a great recipe & a keeper! [Tagged, made & reviewed in the Aus/NZ Recipe Swap #20]

 

[justcallmetoni]

Made this for a group luncheon and got nothing but raves about this salad. Though it is quite light as presented, I did a few extras to accomodate my crowd which included a diabetic and two weight wathing women. In preparing the dressing, I used half the amount of sugar stated. On cooling, I added 1/4 cup of Splenda. Very simple and fabulous, the dressing really brought the melange together. Planning to make it again solo but will this time coarsely grate (rather than finely chop) my onion. Used a few extra aspargus spears as mine were pencil thin. My final change was I used Cabot's reduced fat cheddar. Left the croutons on the side for those looking to trim further. The list of ingredients do look a little strange but they really worked so icely together. Thanks Leslie!!!!