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A strawberry preserves salad with chicken served over salad greens and sliced strawberries.

Strawberry Preserves Salad with Chicken

This Strawberry Preserves Salad with Chicken is super easy to make. It's the perfect meal when you have leftover chicken in the fridge and are craving something fresh with a touch of glam. If supper on the table in under 10 minutes sounds good to you, keep reading! I'll talk you through how to make a simple dressing using strawberry preserves and what ingredients pair perfectly with it. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Calories 1011 kcal

Equipment

  • salad bowl

Ingredients
  

Strawberry Dressing

  • 12 ounces strawberry preserves
  • 3 tablespoons red onion minced
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • ¼ cup red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Chicken

  • 2 chicken breasts cooked

Salad

  • 4 cups salad greens
  • 2 ounces feta crumbled
  • ½ cup candied pecans
  • 6 strawberries sliced

Instructions
 

  1. Pour the jar of preserves, minced onion, curry powder, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper and juice of one lemon into a blender. Pulse until well combined.
  2. Slice or shred the cooked chicken. It can be served cold or warmed. The best way to reheat cooked chicken is either in a skillet for one minute per side or in the air fryer for 3-5 minutes.
  3. Assemble the salad! Toss the salad greens and any desired add-ins like fresh strawberries, feta cheese, and candied pecans together. Layer the chicken on top and dollop with the strawberry dressing. Serve it up! 
  4. This salad is best eaten right away, but leftovers can be saved in the refrigerator for the next day. Just leave the dressing on the side. That's all there is to making Strawberry Preserves Salad With Chicken!

Notes

OPTIONAL ADD-INS

  • Feta cheese | 2 ounces of crumbled feta is perfect.
  • Candied pecans | My two guilty pleasures of store-bough candied nuts are bourbon crusted pecans and honey roasted pecans.
  • Cherry tomatoes | When the garden is bursting, slice your cherrie tomatoes in half and toss them in!
  • Fresh strawberries | Wash your strawberries and slice them thinly.
  • Apple slices | Thinly slice the apples either in wedges or with a matchstick style.
  • Microgreens | If you have access to microgreens, add a handful to this salad!
  • Croutons | In the serving suggestion picture at the top of this post, I simply tore a few 1-inch pieces of sourdough baguette and added them to the salad.

SUBSTITUTIONS

This is a super simple recipe. Feel free to dress it up or down, depending on your taste!
  • Spicy - add chili pepper flakes 
  • Sweet - add a tablespoon of honey and a pinch of ground cinnamon 
  • Kid friendly - substitute a teaspoon of onion powder for the red onion to hide the source of the flavor from picky eaters. Warning, the mild onion powder isn't as delicious as the spicy kick of a fresh red onion.

Nutrition

Calories: 1011kcalCarbohydrates: 143gProtein: 56gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 170mgSodium: 1938mgPotassium: 1304mgFiber: 6gSugar: 96gVitamin A: 1124IUVitamin C: 87mgCalcium: 247mgIron: 4mg
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