Chopped Summer Salad with Chicken and Blueberries

a serving bowl of salad with feta, blueberries and chicken

Chopped Summer Salad with Chicken and Blueberries

This easy chopped salad recipe is made with lean chicken breast, fresh blueberries, crumbled feta, and toasted almonds topped with a flavorful lemon poppyseed dressing. Ready in 20 minutes!

Course Main, Salad

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 316kcal

Author Amee

Equipment

Large skillet
Large salad bowl

Ingredients

For the salad:
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
24 oz boneless skinless chicken breast *I use six small 4 oz Springer Mountain Farm chicken breasts
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
4 heads Artisan lettuce washed, spinned, and roughly chopped. I use the small heads of Artisan lettuce, but you can also go with 2 heads of romaine
1 pint fresh blueberries
½ Vidalia onion finely diced
4 oz feta cheese crumbled
½ cup toasted sliced almonds
For the dressing:
⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ teaspoon dijon mustard
2 tablespoon maple syrup can also use honey or granulated sugar
¼ tsp salt
2 tsp poppyseeds

Instructions

Cook the chicken. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and cook for 4-6 minutes on each side, or until no longer pink and the chicken reaches a safe temp of 165 degrees F. with a meat thermometer. Set the chicken aside to rest for 5-10 minutes while you prepare the dressing.
Make the dressing. Place the olive oil, lemon juice, dijon, maple syrup, and salt in a blender and blend until smooth. Add the poppyseeds and pulse until just incorporated.
Assemble the salad. Slice the chicken into bite-size pieces. Combine the chopped greens, berries, nuts, onion, and chopped feta in a large salad bowl. Slice the chicken into bite-size pieces and place on top. Toss to mix. Drizzle the dressing on top or serve on the side.

Notes

*Nutrition info is for salad only. The dressing makes 12 tablespoon size servings. Each serving is 60 calories, 6 g fat, and 3 g carbs.

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