Strawberry Blueberry Chicken Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

I love a good salad, especially when the weather starts to warm up. Even though I love it when the weather starts to warm up and especially when it gets hot, I am not the biggest fan of standing over a hot stove or having the oven on for long periods of time. So salads are perfect for this time of year. Even though I still had to cook the chicken, it did not require me to stand over the stove stirring or mixing. I could get the chicken going and walk away to work on the rest of the salad.

Strawberry Blueberry Chicken Salad with Orange Vinaigrette

Ingredients:

Orange Vinaigrette

• 2 oranges, juiced
• 1 lime, juiced
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

Chicken

• 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Salad

• 1 pound romaine lettuce, washed, dried, and chopped
• 1 pound strawberries, sliced
• 12 ounces blueberries
• 15 ounce can mandarin oranges, drained
• 1 cup almonds
• 12 ounce package queso fresco, crumbled

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl whisk all of the orange vinaigrette ingredients very well and set aside.
2. In a large skillet heat the olive oil over medium heat.
3. Add in the chicken and pour 1/4 cup of the orange vinaigrette over top. Cook for about 8 minutes, then turn the chicken over and cook until completely done.
4. Remove the chicken from the pan and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
5. While the chicken is resting, add the lettuce to a big bowl.
6. Top with strawberries, blueberries, oranges, almonds and queso fresco.
7. Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and place on the salad.
8. Gently toss the salad to combine.
9. Serve with the remaining orange vinaigrette.

Enjoy!!!

Nutrition Facts
Servings 5
Amount Per Serving
Calories 880
Total Fat		54g
Saturated Fat		15.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat		3.1g
Monounsaturated Fat		14.6g
Trans Fat		0g
Cholesterol		54g
Sodium		741.5g
Potassium		746g
Total Carbohydrates		48.1g
Dietary Fiber		8.6g
Sugars		34.8g
Protein		53.5g
Vitamin A 169% Vitamin C 184.9%
Calcium 63% Iron 19.9%
*Nutritional information will vary depending on the brands you use.

*Adapted from Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.