Grilled Chicken Salad With a Fresh Strawberry Dressing
- 1 cup strawberry, rinsed, hulled and sliced (6 large berries)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 34 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 12 teaspoon sugar
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons almond oil or 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 8 ounces thin asparagus, stem ends snapped off, cut into 2-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
- 8 ounces sugar snap peas, stemmed
- 8 ounces snow peas, stemmed (2 cups)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon almond oil or 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 12 cup chopped scallion
- 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon salt-free lemon pepper
- 14 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- 4 strawberries (to garnish)
- For the Strawberry Dressing:.
- Place strawberries, vinegar, pepper, sugar and salt in a blender or food processor; process until pureed, stopping once or twice to scrape down the sides.
- Add oil and process until smooth.
- (Pretty easy, eh!
- ).
- For the Salad:.
- Put a large pot of water on to boil for cooking vegetables.
- Make Fresh Strawberry Dressing.
- Prepare a grill or preheat broiler.
- Blanch asparagus, sugar snaps and snow peas in boiling water for 2 minutes.
- Drain, rinse with cold water to refresh, then blot dry with paper towels.
- Whisk lemon juice, 1 tablespoon almond oil (or canola oil), salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
- Add the vegetables and scallions; toss to coat.
- Rub chicken breasts with 2 teaspoons canola oil and sprinkle with lemon-pepper seasoning.
- Place the chicken on the grill, close the cover and cook until lightly browned and no longer pink in the center, about 6 minutes per side.
- (Alternatively, broil chicken 4 to 6 inches from the heat source for about 6 minutes per side.)
- Let rest for 5 minutes.
- Cut the chicken crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
- Divide the vegetable mixture among 4 plates.
- Arrange the chicken slices over the vegetables.
- Spoon about 3 tablespoons Fresh Strawberry Dressing over each salad.
- Sprinkle with almonds and garnish each serving with a strawberry.
- Serve immediately.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grilled-chicken-salad-with-a-fresh-strawberry-dressing-307612 (may not work)