Name: Copycat Panera Fuji Apple Chicken Salad Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For Salad:; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 chicken breasts; 10 oz Mixed greens; red onion; 2 cups apple chips; 1 cup pecans; ½ cup Gorgonzola cheese; 1 cup tomatoes; For While Balsamic Vinaigrette:; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil; ¼ cup white balsamic vinegar; 3 tbsp honey; ½ tsp sea salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; ⅛ tsp garlic powder

Copycat Panera Fuji Apple Chicken Salad Recipe

How To Make Copycat Panera Fuji Apple Chicken Salad

Our version of the Panera chicken salad loaded with fuji apple tastes just like the original! It also comes with a tasteful vinaigrette for a tastier salad.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Salad:

1tbspextra virgin olive oil
2chicken breasts,boneless, skinless
10ozmixed greens
red onion,a quarter, thinly sliced
2cupsapple chips
1cuppecans,glazed
½cupgorgonzola cheese,crumbled
1cuptomatoes,freshly-diced, optional

For While Balsamic Vinaigrette:

½cupextra virgin olive oil
¼cupwhite balsamic vinegar
3tbsphoney
½tspsea salt
¼tspblack pepper,freshly-cracked
⅛tspgarlic powder

Instructions

Salad:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil, then mist it with cooking spray or oil.
Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil, then season with a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Place the chicken on the prepared baking sheet.
Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, or until internal temperature is 160 degrees F and the juices run clear.
Remove, then let the chicken cool for at least 10 minutes. Thinly slice or shred the chicken.
Toss the mixed greens, red onion, apple chips, pecans, gorgonzola cheese and tomatoes together in a large bowl.

While Balsamic Vinaigrette:

Whisk the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, honey, sea salt, black pepper, and garlic powder together in a bowl until blended.
Drizzle the desired amount of vinaigrette over the salad, then toss to combine.
Serve, and enjoy!