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Summer Grilled Chicken Power Salad
This Summer Grilled Chicken Power Salad loaded with bacon, blueberries, market lettuce and a lemon vinaigrette is your main course salad of summer!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 1601 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course , Salad
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
For the Salad
- 4 slices thick cut bacon
- 1 pint blueberries
- ¼ cup crumbled goat or feta cheese
- 1 handful small basil leaves
- 4 cups farmers market lettuce
- 2 corn on the cob kernels removed
- 1-2 avocados
For the Chicken
- ½ pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoons dried oregano
For the Lemon Champagne vinaigrette
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup champagne vinegar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook until crispy and the fat is rendered. Remove the bacon and transfer it on a paper towel lined plate. Drain off most of the bacon grease, leaving just about 2 teaspoons.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper and coat with the fresh and dried herbs. In the same skillet, over medium-high heat, add the chicken to bacon grease and cook until golden and crisp on both sides, about 5 to 6 minutes per side. Remove the chicken and let rest. Slice into pieces when ready to serve.
- In a large bowl, assemble the salad. Start with the bed of lettuce, add the chicken, blueberries, cheese, basil leaves, torn up bacon, avocado and corn. Drizzle with the vinaigrette. Serve immediately.
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For the vinaigrette
- Combine all the ingredients and whisk together. Taste and adjust salt and pepper as needed.
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Notes
- What is a power salad? It has all the protein and fiber you need to keep powering through your day! Swap out the vinaigrette depending on what you have on hand.
Nutrition Information
Calories
1601kcal
(80%)
Carbohydrates
88g
(29%)
Protein
45g
(90%)
Fat
125g
(192%)
Saturated Fat
30g
(150%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
15g
Monounsaturated Fat
74g
Trans Fat
0.1g
Cholesterol
127mg
(42%)
Sodium
1379mg
(57%)
Potassium
1821mg
(52%)
Fiber
19g
(76%)
Sugar
51g
(102%)
Vitamin A
2082IU
(42%)
Vitamin C
56mg
(62%)
Calcium
186mg
(19%)
Iron
8mg
(44%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1601
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1601kcal | 80% |
| Carbohydrates | 88g | 29% |
| Protein | 45g | 90% |
| Fat | 125g | 192% |
| Saturated Fat | 30g | 150% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 15g | 88% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 74g | 370% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 127mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1379mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 1821mg | 39% |
| Fiber | 19g | 76% |
| Sugar | 51g | 102% |
| Vitamin A | 2082IU | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 56mg | 62% |
| Calcium | 186mg | 19% |
| Iron | 8mg | 44% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.