This exciting recipe navigates you through crafting a mouth-watering Balsamic Strawberry Chicken Salad with a dual-purpose vinaigrette that doubles as a delightful barbecue-flavored dressing. Enjoy this dish, brimming with the sweetness of strawberries, the richness of balsamic vinegar, and the hear...
In a blender, combine 1 cup thinly sliced strawberries, balsamic vinegar, half of the salt and pepper.
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Blend until smooth then, while the blender is running, add olive oil slowly until incorporated.
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Separate out 1/2 cup of this vinaigrette into a small bowl.
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To the remaining vinaigrette in the blender, add honey mustard and strawberry jam, then blend again until smooth and set aside.
CHICKEN
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Preheat grill to medium-high. Season chicken tenders with the remaining salt and pepper.
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Grill chicken for about 2 minutes on each side, then start basting the chicken with honey mustard-strawberry dressing every 15 seconds. Continue grilling until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
SALAD
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In a large bowl, combine baby spinach, toasted almonds, crumbled feta, torn fresh basil leaves, and the remaining sliced strawberries.
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Toss the salad with the reserved balsamic-strawberry vinaigrette.