STRAWBERRY SPINACH SALAD WITH CHICKEN | PERFECT summer recipe!

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Goat cheese adds creaminess with fewer calories.

pecans

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds are more affordable and nut-free.

Assemble your ingredients: chicken cutlets or chicken breasts, baby spinach, strawberries, red onion, goat cheese or feta cheese, and chopped walnuts.

Season chicken cutlets generously with salt and pepper.

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to a large skillet over medium high heat.

Cook the chicken in the skillet for 6 to 7 minutes on each side until a nice sear forms, flipping after 5 minutes.

Once fully cooked, remove chicken from heat and let rest on a plate for 5 minutes before slicing.

While the chicken is resting, prepare the vinaigrette in a small Mason jar by adding 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon of honey or maple syrup, 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Shake to combine.

Wash half a pound of strawberries, remove the stems, and slice them thinly.

Take half of a large red onion and slice it as thinly as possible.

In a large bowl, add the spinach, sliced strawberries, sliced red onion, and quarter cup of chopped walnuts.

Thinly slice the rested chicken against the grain and add it to the bowl.

Give the vinaigrette one final shake and pour it over the salad, tossing gently to combine.

Serve in large salad bowls, dividing the chicken evenly among each bowl, and sprinkle half a cup of goat cheese over the top.

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