Loaded with blackberries, feta, and avocado, this salad epitomizes summer cooking.
It’s fresh and healthy.It celebrates seasonal ingredients.Best of all, it requires hardly any cooking at all.
How to Make Balsamic Chicken Salad
Like Steak Salad, this perfect summer salad couldn’t be easier (or more delicious). Simply marinade, grill, slice, toss, and enjoy.
The Ingredients
Balsamic-Honey Marinade. One of the best parts about this salad is the chicken marinade which does double-duty as the final salad dressing too. This is one of my favorite tricks that I do often, like with this Teriyaki Salmon Quinoa Bowl recipe.Chicken. The grilled chicken makes this salad filling and satisfying while adding summer flair. Avocado. Makes the salad feel luscious and creamy.Feta. Gives this salad a scrumptious salty tang. Red Onion. Brings the bite and a little crunch.Basil. Showers the salad with fragrant freshness.Pecans. Provide warmth and added crunch.Blackberries. My favorite juicy, summery addition that adds a touch of sweetness. (If you have as much love for blackberries as I do, you’ll love these other blackberry recipes.)
The Directions
How to Store Balsamic Chicken Salad
This salad, once composed, is best enjoyed shortly after it is made.To Store. Leftover chicken can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Let come to room temperature, then use to top additional salads throughout the week.
More Chicken Salad Recipes
Chicken Caesar Pasta SaladApplebee’s Oriental Chicken SaladBBQ Chicken Salad
I hope this simple but satisfying balsamic chicken salad lets you carve a little extra ahhhhhh time into your agenda.
Have extra strawberries and blueberries you’d like to toss in? Go for it! Out of pecans but there’s an extra bag of almonds lurking in your pantry? Use them instead! Swap the feta for some extra grated parmesan of slices of brie.
Think about the different salad elements: crunch (nuts), bite (red onion), creamy (avocado + cheese), and sweet (berries), then find different ways to represent them with the ingredients you have on hand.
