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4.8 from 45 votes

Italian Balsamic Chicken Salad Recipe

This Balsamic Chicken Salad Recipe features succulent pan-fried chicken breast in a balsamic marinade, served in a delicious colorful salad bowl, and drizzled with a rosemary blackberry balsamic dressing!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 1335 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

For the chicken
  • 2 chicken breasts boneless and skinless
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoons mustard
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 pinch chilli flakes optional
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon honey or brown sugar
  • 1 cup chicken stock
For the salad
  • 1 cup roast beets sliced
  • 1/2 cup blackberries
  • 2 avocados sliced
  • 1 red onion sliced
  • 3 cups greens (spinach, arugula, kale, spring mix)
  • 1/4 cup bocconcini
For the dressing
  • 2 tablespoons shallots minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary leaves minced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh blackberries minced
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon mustard
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Notes

  • The blackberry dressing keeps in your fridge for about a week so feel free to make plenty of it for busy days. I also love it as a dip for grilled sandwiches. Maybe this outrageously good Blue Cheese Philly Steak Sandwich?
  • You can use canned or pickled beets for this recipe. 
  • Fresh raspberries work great instead of blackberries and can be swapped easily. 
  • The blackberry dressing keeps in your fridge for about a week so feel free to make plenty of it for busy days. I also love it as a dip for grilled sandwiches. Maybe this outrageously good Blue Cheese Philly Steak Sandwich?