Strawberry Chicken Salad

Total Time Prep: 30 min. +marinating Cook: 15 min.
Yield 4 servings plus 1 cup leftover dressing
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Juicy berries, crisp sugar snap peas and crunchy pecans complement the lime-marinated chicken in this pretty salad. The homemade sweet-sour dressing is simply delicious. —Rebekah Radewahn, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons thawed limeade concentrate
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • DRESSING:
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
  • SALAD:
  • 1 package (6 ounces) fresh baby spinach
  • 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
  • 1 cup fresh sugar snap peas, trimmed
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup pecan halves, toasted

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine limeade concentrate and pepper; add the chicken. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  2. Drain and discard marinade. In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink.
  3. Meanwhile, in a blender, combine the vinegar, sugar, onion, mustard and salt. While processing, gradually add oil in a steady stream. Stir in poppy seeds.
  4. In a large serving bowl, toss spinach with strawberries, peas, onion, chicken and 1/2 cup dressing. Sprinkle with pecans. Refrigerate leftover dressing.

Nutrition Facts

1 salad: 479 calories, 35g fat (3g saturated fat), 47mg cholesterol, 167mg sodium, 23g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 5g fiber), 22g protein.

Juicy berries, crisp sugar snap peas and crunchy pecans complement the lime-marinated chicken in this pretty salad. The homemade sweet-sour dressing is simply delicious. —Rebekah Radewahn, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
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