balsamic chicken & summer salad
Let's talk salads. Last summer, all I ate were salads. Pre-wedding jitters and a healthy fear of not getting to my dress limited my diet to greens, greens, and more greens. After you eat about seventy plain jane salads, you figure a few things out. A great salad recipe needs substance, flavor, and a little bit o sass...
This is one of my favorite salads. Grilled peaches, strawberries, and blueberries lend a faint sweetness to the dish. Savory grilled chicken and raw almonds transform this salad from a side to a main course while peppery arugula and aged parmesan keep things lively. BAM baby.
This salad tastes great with or without dressing. I was going to dream up some perfect dressing for this salad, but the truth is I like plain old, store bought creamy Caesar with this one. Fire up your grill, pour yourself a glass of red, and have dinner outside tonight.
Balsamic Chicken & Summer Salad
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp garlic powder
Salt & Pepper
2 peaches, sliced
5-6 romaine leaves
1 cup arugula leaves
4-5 fresh strawberries, sliced
1/2 cup blueberries
1/3 cup raw almonds
Parmesan
Method:
1. Mix balsamic vinegar, oil, and garlic powder until well blended. Pour our chicken and let marinate for at least 4 hours.
2. Heat up your grill. Cook chicken breast and when chicken has about five minutes left, grill peaches slices until soft, about 2 minutes on each side. Let chicken sit for 5 minutes and then slice thinly.
3. Shred romaine leaves. Build a bed of lettuce out of romaine and arugula. Sprinkle berries and peaches on top. Add almonds and chicken. Top with parmesan and serve.
chicken, gluten free, main courses, salads
Reader Comments (3)
This is one awesome salad. So summery! I love the peaches, strawberries, and blueberries combined with the chicken...sounds like all of the ingredients would complement each other so well. I'll have to try this out soon.
This looks so good! Love balsamic vinegar, and the almonds and cheese would go so well with the fruit and chicken. Great photo, too! Just found your site and it's definitely in my RSS now :)
I just made this for my mommy friends today...they LOVED it!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!