Chicken and Strawberry-Spinach Salad. This pretty spinach salad, topped with grilled chicken, strawberries and almonds, features a delectably sweet poppy seed dressing. Made in moments, it's a refreshing lunch or light supper for two. —Ginger Ellsworth, Caldwell, Idaho. A quick blender vinaigrette does double duty as dressing for this strawberry spinach salad and, with the addition of ketchup and strawberry preserves, as a barbecue sauce for the tenders.

I like to cook a few chicken breasts on Sunday or Monday to eat during the week in salads like this. I've shared how to cook them on the stove top below, but if you're ready to grill, this technique is always a grilled chicken success. This balsamic tarragon dressing is my standard, go-to-all-the-time salad dressings. You can have Chicken and Strawberry-Spinach Salad using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken and Strawberry-Spinach Salad

1. Prepare 3 T of apple juice.
2. Prepare 2 T of strawberry spreadable fruit.
3. It's 2 T of balsamic vinegar.
4. It's 1 lb of chicken breast, boneless and skinless.
5. You need 8 c of spinach.
6. Prepare 1 c of strawberries, halved.
7. It's 1/4 c of crumbled Gorgonzola cheese.
8. You need 2 T of walnuts, finely chopped.

Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberries and Spinach is all I've been craving now that Spring is in full bloom! I made this with creamy goat cheese and a white balsamic dressing, but this would also be great with Feta cheese and if you want to add more protein, or skip the cheese altogether, add walnuts or slivered almonds. In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients. In a large skillet, cook and stir chicken in oil and butter until no longer pink.

Chicken and Strawberry-Spinach Salad instructions

1. In small bowl, mix juice, spreadable fruit and vinegar..
2. In skillet with cooking spray, cook chicken until no longer pink. Remove from skillet and set aside..
3. To skillet, add strawberry mixture stirring any chicken drippings loose..
4. Slice chicken and place on bed of spinach. Top with strawberries and cheese. Drizzle with strawberry dressing. Sprinkle with walnuts..
5. MASON JAR LAYERS (bottom to top): Dressing Chicken Strawberries Walnuts Spinach Romaine lettuce Cheese.

Place the salad greens in a serving bowl. Top with chicken, sliced strawberries and walnuts. Garnish with whole strawberries if desired. Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Cut across the grain into slices.