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Blakened Chicken Spinach Salad – light, nutritious and delicious, this salad is easy to make and great for lunch/dinner.
Blakened Chicken Salad
This blackened chicken spinach salad is made with spinach, juicy blackened grilled chicken, onions, blueberries and topped with Whole Natural Blue Diamond Almonds and light honey Dijon dressing.
You might already know that I love salads! They are super simple and quick to make and you can use your favorite seasonal ingredients. I’ll make a salad for lunch every day during the week, unless I go out to have lunch with friends.
I already posted a blackberry and strawberry salad on the blog this summer. And what a surprise ? Today’s salad is made with fresh blueberries! They were the perfect addition to this spinach salad.
I haven’t been cooking with spinach lately.
But I recently found out that I have iron deficiency and I decided to incorporate it into some fresh salads like this blackened chicken spinach salad.
Greens and protein + some berries and nuts, seems to be the perfect combination for a healthier salad for me.
I’ve been in love with Blue Diamond’s Whole Natural Almonds! They aren’t roasted and have no flavor, but they are great quality and taste perfect! While I love them for a snack, I add them to salads for some extra crunch. You can use them for granola bars and trail mixes, too. I did need to hide them from my husband, when I saw a container of these nuts disappear in a few hours!
Blackened Chicken Spinach Salad
Ingredients
For the blackened chicken:
- 2 8 oz boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tbsp canola oil
For the salad:
- 4 cups baby spinach
- 1/2 small red onion, , thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1/4 cup Blue Diamond All Natural Almonds
- 1/3 lb cooked asparagus
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese, (optional)
For the dressing:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp honey
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp oregano
Instructions
For the chicken:
- In a small bowl combine all spices for the seasoning. Rub chicken breasts on all sides. Drizzle with oil.
- Preheat a gas grill to medium-high heat. Clean grates.
- Grill chicken for 4-5 minutes per side, until the temperature of the meat reaches 165F. Remove from the grill and let it rest for 3-4 minutes, then slice.
For the dressing:
- Combine all ingredients for the dressing in a small jar, close the lid and shake.
For the salad:
- Place spinach on a platter. Add blueberries, onions, asparagus, feta and chicken. Add almonds. Pour dressing on top and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
More Salads With Spinach
Blackberry Spinach Salad With Light Balsamic Vinaigrette
Spinach Salad With Raspberry Vinaigrette
Tomato Cucumber Spinach Salad With Avocado Parsley Dressing
Quinoa Pomegranate And Spinach Salad
This is such a pretty salad, Mira! I’ve been on a blueberry kick lately, so this salad is calling my name. What a delicious meal for the summer, and I love the almonds in here, too!
I have to have something crunchy in my salad and it’s usually almonds. This is a salad I could enjoy all summer.
Mira, salad looks fantastic. I can imagine freshness of blueberries and crunchy nutty flavor of almonds paired with greens. Lovely combo. Great pictures, as always 😉 Sharing, pinning, love it <3
Oooo, this is such a delicious looking salad, Mira. Spinach sounds like the perfect addition to this salad!! Gorgeous as always Angie!!
Blackened chicken on a salad is the best! And I’m loving the sweet berries and the crunch of the almonds thrown into the mix!
You make the prettiest salads, Mira! I am such a salad fiend and have one everyday too! This one has everything I love! The blueberries and almonds sound perfect in here!
I love fruit in salads and those blueberries are the perfect addition! That color is absolutely gorgeous!
What a gorgeous salad, Mira! I love fruit and chicken in my salads and adding crunchy almonds too. This sounds perfect!
I love your photos, Mira! They are gorgeous! We’ve been putting fruit in our salads lately too. I really like the sweet and savory contrast. Almonds sound like the perfect way to a bit of texture. Love this!!
The pictures are gorgeous Mira! looks like the perfect summer salad!