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Simple Grilled Chicken Salad

Simple Grilled Chicken Salad with Creamy Citrus Dressing is a healthy and delicious dinner idea for any night of the week. Prep this easy dinner ahead of time and you can serve dinner in no time at all.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Main Dish Salads
Cuisine: American
Keyword: grilled chicken, main dish salad, salad with grilled chicken and homemade dressing
Servings: 4
Calories: 1105kcal
Author: Milisa

Ingredients

For the Chicken

  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

For the Cream Citrus Dressing

  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh garlic
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice I used Meyer lemons
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream

For the Salad

  • 8 cups spring mix greens
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • 1/2 large cucumber sliced
  • 2 avocados sliced

Instructions

For the Chicken:

  • Prepare grill for medium heat.
  • Pound chicken breasts to an even thickness.
  • Brush both sides of chicken breasts with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • While the grill is heating, prepare the Creamy Citrus Dressing.
  • Place garlic, lemon juice, orange juice, white wine vinegar, honey, dijon, salt and pepper into a blender. Blend until smooth. With the blender running, slowly stream in olive oil. Add yogurt or sour cream and blend until smooth.
  • Reserve 1 cup of Creamy Citrus Dressing for salad.
  • Place chicken on grill, cook for 3 minutes and turn. Start basting the chicken with Creamy Citrus Dressing. Cook for 4 minutes and turn again. Continue to baste chicken as it cooks. Turning one additional time. About 15 minutes or until internal temperature of chicken reaches 165 degrees.
  • Remove from grill and allow to rest while you prepare the salad plates.
  • Place spring greens over each plate and top with tomatoes, cucumbers and tomatoes.
  • Slice Chicken breasts thinly and place over vegetables. Top with Creamy Citrus Dressing.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 1105kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 76g | Fat: 78g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 62g | Cholesterol: 195mg | Sodium: 792mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 14g