Spring Salad Chicken Pomegranate recipe idea for summer. Healthy dinner has orange, nuts, lettuce and dressing with honey.
Spring Salad Chicken Pomegranate
Something to whip up is a fresh summer Salad Chicken Pomegranate and dressing recipe idea for summer or spring Dinner. Healthy side dish has orange, nuts, lettuce and a drizzle dressing made with olive oil, honey and a little more. A No Cook and No Bake recipe that makes a cold salad with left over chicken and toss of pecan nuts for protein which make this a healthy meal. Add fresh lettuce for the crunch, orange and pomegranate for sweetness and pretty a garnish.
FAQ’s
What are the pros of chicken salad?
Adding chicken to a salad not only makes a delicious meal, but has lean proteins and nutrients in. Other ingredients in the salad such as pecan nuts, are also filled with healthy proteins. Some citrus added like the oranges and pomegranate seeds supply sweetness and make this lunch so delicious.
Should the chicken in chicken salad be hot or cold?
For your salad it is totally up to you if you prefer the chicken pieces or left overs warm or cold. The cold chicken will provide a different taste to the salad, but the addition of the dressing will make a difference. Having fresh cooked chicken sliced then including it in the salad is also very delicious, and brings on a different taste. Totally up to the dish preferred.
Why does my chicken salad taste so bland?
If you chicken salad taste so bland then it could be lack of seasoning. Making a dressing with herbs and salt and pepper with lemon juice would add so much flavor to the dried bland chicken pieces.
Ingredients for Spring Salad Chicken Pomegranate
- lettuce: A leafy green vegetable, a source of vitamins and minerals. Eaten raw.
- orange: Segments of oranges, known for sweetness and loads of vitamin C.
- pecan nuts: Pecan or walnuts or cashews, protein known for rich buttery flavor.
- pomegranate: low in calories and high in fiber, vitamins and minerals.
- chicken: White meat high in protein, a lean meat and a source of amino acids, which build muscle tissue.
Get all the ingredients amounts and the instructions for the dressing in the recipe attached. Download or print it or even use online with the cook mode. 😉
Chicken pieces cooked.
Lettuce
Oranges
pecan nuts
Pure organic honey for one of the ingredients in the dressing and other ingredients. A dressing is what make the chicken taste flavorful and so tasty. Get these 80 Reasons to use Organic Honey and Printable
How To put together Spring Salad Chicken Pomegranate
If you have left over chicken use it in this salad. If not sauté a chicken breast and slice in edible pieces. An easy salad to make quickly for a side dish, add the lettuce orange pieces and pecan nuts and pomegranates and drizzle with the dressing made with olive oil and honey and lemon zest and juice to top it off.
Nothing so complicated about this salad, if you have other fruit to add to this salad then do that.
It is different and can be made for a spring or summer breakfast or light lunch. Your family or guest will love it. It is a tasty and delicious change to the normal salad of tomato and avo.
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Spring Salad Chicken Pomegranate
Spring Salad Chicken Pomegranate recipe idea for summer. Healthy dinner has orange, nuts, lettuce and dressing with honey.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 0 min
- Total Time: 10
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Salad, Meals, supper or lunch, dinner, side dish
- Method: Stove top No Bake
Ingredients
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- 1 x lettuce head
- 2 oranges, peeled, broken up in segments (halved)
- 2 chicken breast or left over chicken
- 1/2 cup of pecan nuts
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
DRESSING
- 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon of grated lemon zest
- 1/4 cup of olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons of honey
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper each
Instructions
- Wash and clean and dry the lettuce, then peel the orange and break into pieces, even cut them in half. This will be better to eat. Take out the seeds from the pomegranate. Get the nuts.
- Use some left over chicken pieces or sauté a chicken breast then slice into bitable pieces for the salad.
- Mix all the lettuce and the orange, the chicken and the nuts, then top with pomegranate.
- Make the dressing with the olive oil, honey, lemon juice, zest and salt and pepper. Mix well
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad. Serve for a summer or spring salad or a side dish with main meals.
Notes
- add any fruit to this dish you can
- if you do not have lemon zest add some lemon pepper to the final salad.
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