How To Make Grilled Chicken Spinach Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Tossed with bell pepper, tomato, and carrot, this spinach salad is served with lemon-marinated chicken, then drizzled with white balsamic vinaigrette.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12ozchicken breasts,boneless skinless
- 7ozbaby spinach,(1 bag)
- red onion,few thin slices
- ½sweet red bell pepper,sliced into strips
- 1½cupsgrape tomato,sliced in half
- 1carrot,sliced into ribbons
For Marinade:
- 2tbsplemon juice,fresh squeezed
- 1tspdried oregano
- 1tspgarlic,crushed
- Kosher salt,to taste
- fresh ground black pepper,to taste
For White Balsamic Vinaigrette:
- ¼cupbasil leaves
- 3tbspwhite balsamic vinegar
- 2tbspshallots,chopped
- 1tbspwater
- 2tbspextra virgin olive oil
- pinchsalt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Combine the marinade ingredients: lemon juice, oregano, garlic puree, salt, and black pepper, and pour over chicken. Let it marinate in the refrigerator a minimum of 2 hours, but preferably 4-6 hours or longer.
Place all the vinaigrette ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
Preheat an indoor or outdoor grill to medium-high. Make sure the grates are clean and lightly oiled to prevent sticking.
When the grill is hot, lay the chicken on the grill.
Cook the chicken until well-browned on both sides and firm, but not hard to the touch. Transfer to a plate when done.
Divide spinach, onions, carrots, tomatoes, and peppers on 4 plates.
Top with the chicken and drizzle with balsamic dressing over each.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 261.96kcal
- Fat:Â 15.12g
- Saturated Fat:Â 3.29g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.09g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 8.22g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.57g
- Carbohydrates:Â 11.59g
- Fiber:Â 3.35g
- Sugar:Â 5.69g
- Protein:Â 20.51g
- Cholesterol:Â 54.43mg
- Sodium:Â 626.81mg
- Calcium:Â 92.19mg
- Potassium:Â 769.57mg
- Iron:Â 2.76mg
- Vitamin A: 435.95µg
- Vitamin C:Â 46.67mg
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