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This Sauteed Chicken Salad with Raspberry Bacon Vinaigrette recipe is amazing! If the dressing isn’t enough to hook you, then the healthy greens, walnuts and chicken should!
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This Sauteed Chicken Salad with Raspberry Bacon Vinaigrette might be my favorite salad that I have made! The dressing is so yummy! I do like my Chicken and Butternut Squash salad with Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette a lot as well, but this one has that bacon flavor, which I love. My husband loved it too!
I love how colorful and vibrant salads can be. It just makes me feel like I am eating healthier when I can see healthy greens on my plate mixed with colorful veggies.
Salads are fun to make because you can add a bunch of different combinations of fruits, veggies, nuts and protein. We go to Salata for lunch sometimes and I never have had the same thing twice.
This salad has a sweet, tangy, bacon flavor to it. The walnuts add a nice crunch to the dish and I love the nutty flavor it adds. I want to eat this salad for lunch every day! Just the raspberry bacon vinaigrette recipe is super tasty!
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 chicken breasts butterflied and halved
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 4 slices bacon diced
- 1/4 cup raspberries
- 1/3 cup avocado oil
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup grape tomatoes halved
- 1 lb spinach
- 1/2 small red onion sliced thin
- 1/2 cup walnuts
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Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add a tablespoon of oil to the pan. Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides evenly. Add the chicken to the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes on each side, or until done. Remove chicken from pan, slice and set aside.
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Cook the bacon in the pan until it is crisp. Remove from pan and drain. Reserve the bacon grease and set aside.
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Make the dressing: Add the raspberries, avocado oil, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, dijon mustard and bacon grease (I had about 3 Tbsp) to a blender and blend until smooth.
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Assemble: Arrange the spinach on 4 plates. Top each plate evenly with tomatoes, onions, walnuts, and sliced chicken. Top with desired amount of dressing. Serve and enjoy!
