Curried Chicken and Strawberry Salad

 

CurriedChickenStrawberrySalad

The subtle spice of the curry is beautifully complimented by the sweet tartness of the strawberries in this delicious salad.  Sprinkle with a handful of slivered almonds or raw chia seeds for a scrumptious experience!

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Curried Chicken and Strawberry Salad

Bite into summer with this delicious salad. A subtle hint of curry brings out the
Course Entree
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 4
Calories
Author Valerie Remy-Milora

Ingredients

For the dressing: (yields about 1 cup dressing)

  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp fresh squeeze orange juice
  • 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup organic virgin olive oil

For the Salad

  • 2 chicken breasts cut into strips -- I use pasture raised
  • 2 tsp curry
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 oz baby power greens kale, spinach and red chard
  • 4 endives -sliced
  • 1 cup sliced fresh organic strawberries
  • 
optional:
slivered almonds pepitas or chia seeds for sprinkling

Instructions

Making the dressing:

  • Place all ingredients in a glass jar and shake until well blended.
  • For a creamier dressing, use a small blender such as a Magic bullet or Nutribullet and blend for 10 seconds.

Preparing the chicken

  • Heat a medium skillet.  Add curry and heat to release flavor.
Add olive oil.
  • When oil is hot add chicken.  Brown on all sides, infusing with the curry.  Reduce heat and cook until tender.

Assembling the salad:

  • In a  salad bowl, combine baby greens, curried chicken, sliced endives and sliced strawberries.  Drizzle with dressing and toss until combined.
  • Sprinkle with sliced almonds, pepitas or chia seeds if desired.
  • Serve and enjoy!

 

Comments

  1. Great salad recipe Valerie–will try it today 🙂

  2. Dorothy Boucher says:

    this is definitely something I am interested in, sounds amazingly yummy 🙂 so thanks for recipe , I might even add in a half cup of fresh pineapples 🙂 yummy

  3. Linda Manns Linneman says:

    This looks and sounds so good. I love chicken salad. Thank you so much for sharing

  4. alicia szemon says:

    this salad looks so delicious! i definitely will be making this!

  5. Amber Ludwig says:

    Oooh I would’ve never considered mixing curry and strawberries!! What a fun combo!! I think we’ll have to try this for next summer when we pick fresh ones!!

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