Name: Grilled Chicken Spinach Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Prep time: 0
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts; 7 oz (1 bag) baby spinach; few thin slices red onion; ½ sliced into strips sweet red bell pepper; 1½ cups sliced in half grape tomato; 1 sliced into ribbons Carrot; For Marinade:; 2 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp crushed garlic; to taste kosher salt; to taste fresh ground black pepper; For White Balsamic Vinaigrette:; ¼ cup basil leaves; 3 tbsp white balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp chopped shallots; 1 tbsp water; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper

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.

Preparation:

Cooking: 10 minutes

Marinate Time: 2 hours

Total: 2 hours 10 minutes

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: 261.96kcal
Fat: 15.12g
Saturated Fat: 3.29g
Trans Fat: 0.09g
Monounsaturated Fat: 8.22g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.57g
Carbohydrates: 11.59g
Fiber: 3.35g
Sugar: 5.69g
Protein: 20.51g
Cholesterol: 54.43mg
Sodium: 626.81mg
Calcium: 92.19mg
Potassium: 769.57mg
Iron: 2.76mg
Vitamin A: 435.95µg
Vitamin C: 46.67mg

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