{"id":42670,"date":"2015-08-22T09:15:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T13:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=42670"},"modified":"2021-05-14T09:36:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T13:36:42","slug":"strawberry-spinach-chicken-salad-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/strawberry-spinach-chicken-salad-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry Spinach Salad with Grilled Chicken Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Strawberry,
Photo by Lee Hersh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When paired together, feta and summer strawberries make an irresistible combination of salty and sweet. Sprinkle them on grilled chicken<\/a> and a bed of leafy dark greens and you\u2019ve got yourself a protein-packed salad that does not<\/em> disappoint in the flavor department. Each serving has less than five grams of sugar<\/a> and roughly 20 grams of protein, so you\u2019ll stay satisfied without overindulging in the sweet stuff. Best of all, this chicken salad recipe is foolproof \u2014 even the most novice chefs will be able to whip up this easy dinner in 15 minutes or less.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> 15 Healthy Chicken Recipes That Don\u2019t Suck<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Strawberry,
Photos by Lee Hersh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Strawberry, Spinach and Grilled Chicken Salad Recipe<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Serves: 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Prep time: 5 minutes
\nCook time: 15 minutes<\/p>\n

[skinnybox]<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For the chicken salad:
\n<\/em>2 medium chicken breasts
\n\u00bd teaspoon garlic powder
\nSalt, to taste
\nPepper, to taste
\n4 cups spinach (packed)
\n\u00bd cup chopped strawberries
\n\u00bc cup crumbled feta cheese
\n\u00bc cup chopped pecans<\/p>\n

For the Dijon balsamic vinaigrette:
\n<\/em>3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
\n2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
\n\u00bd tablespoon maple syrup
\n1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
\nPinch of salt<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/h3>\n

For the grilled chicken:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Preheat the grill to 400\u00baF degrees.<\/li>\n
  2. Season chicken breasts with garlic powder, salt and pepper, to taste.<\/li>\n
  3. Grill the chicken breasts, covered, for 6-8 minutes on each side. Before removing from grill, cut into the center of the chicken breasts to see if they\u2019ve cooked completely. If they\u2019re still pink, continue cooking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For the salad:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1.  In a medium-size bowl, whisk together all ingredients for the vinaigrette until you have a consistent mixture.<\/li>\n
    2. Place two cups of spinach in each bowl. Then, top with feta cheese, pecans, strawberries, grilled chicken breast, and two tablespoons of your homemade vinaigrette.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Feta and strawberries steal the show in this spinach and grilled chicken salad recipe. Plus, this delicious gluten-free dish is ready in just 15 minutes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":42687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[425,26,27,9],"tags":[162,155,175,80,85,341,381],"class_list":["post-42670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dinner","category-gluten-free","category-healthy","category-recipes","tag-chicken","tag-dinner","tag-gluten-free","tag-protein","tag-salad","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2low-carb-diets"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}