I hope you had an amazing 4th of July yesterday! I sure did! ALL of my family is in town for one of my cousin’s wedding, so we were able to all hang out and BBQ! We couldn’t do fireworks because of the restriction zones (we were able to watch some a local golf course did on the 3rd), but still had a blast! I am extremely grateful for our wonderful country.
Summer heat is in full gear here in Utah… add in the dryness and fires, and it is exceptionally hot. When it gets super hot, the last thing I want to do is turn on any appliance that might heat up my house, so instead, I make a salad! This salad is AMAZING! The combination of all the flavors and textures in this salad make it exceptional. The dressing compliments it perfectly! Definitely one of my new rotation salads!
**side note** Don’t you just LOVE the salad bowl this salad is displayed in?! Enter this giveaway to win one of these gorgeous bowls from Nambe! It is a new favorite of mine and I would hate for you to miss out on this opportunity!
FETA AVOCADO CHICKEN SALAD
recipe slightly adapted from: Recipe Girl
SALAD:
8 cups romain lettuce
1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup corn
1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 large avocado, sliced
1/2 cup crumbled goat or feta cheese
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
DRESSING:
3 Tbsp. white wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Place chopped Romain in a large salad bowl. Add remaining salad ingredients.
In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients.
When ready to eat, pour dressing over the salad, a little at a time until desired amount has been reached.
Toss salad to coat evenly.
This salad looks awesome! I love using avocados in my salad because they’re so creamy and refreshing; almost like salad dressing themselves in a way. But the Dijon vinaigrette has to be perfect with this–so light!
In this heat, salads are pretty much all I am eating! I’m always looking for a new fresh salad recipe Nikki. I love the ones your make. Gorgeous pics, too!
The ingredient list calls for romain lettuce, but the directions say spinach. Can you please specify which you used? I imagine you could use either, but I’d like to know what you used. Thank you.
Sorry about that, I used Romain lettuce, but you can definitely use spinach, too! Or even both if you wanted!
I made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! I will no longer be paying $8 for Panera salads! Thanks for another great recipe!
I made this for dinner last night and had it for lunch again today. It’s light and refreshing, perfect for our hot Vegas days and nights. I think the watermelon slushies are next.
I love this idea and can’t wait to try it! But I’m wondering what brand of dijon mustard you used? I bought some last week and the taste of it is just awful, not like any dijon mustard I’ve had before.
Can’t wait to try this – looks fab!