Yellow & Green Grilled Chicken & Spring Mix Salad.
They say it is important to balance colors in our diet.
I love to make salads from whatever I can find in the fridge and pantry – especially at lunch time – when it is only me, and I can make it whatever way I want!
I often make a large batch of grilled chicken during the week so I can have leftovers for salads and snacks.
I love mixing veggies and proteins and fruits and nuts in a beautiful, colorful meal.
This yellow and green salad just “happened.” I had not planned it to be yellow and green, but when it ended it up that way, I marveled at it’s beauty as well as it’s deliciousness.
For this “springy” lunch time salad in the middle of February – when the temperatures in our part of the world have been more spring-like than wintry – I found myself topping a bed of Spring Mix greens with beautiful yellows.
Enjoying yellows and greens not only in my salad, but in the air here in Mars in this beautiful stretch of Spring in February.
Yellow & Green Grilled Chicken & Spring Mix Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 cups mixed greens -Spring Mix
- 1/4 cup sliced Vidalia sweet onion
- 1/2 cup yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Handful of golden raisins
- 1 grilled chicken breast, sliced
- Balsamic Viniagrette Dressing
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Directions:
Place Spring Mix salad greens in large salad bowl.
Add onion, tomatoes, shredded cheese, golden raisins and chicken. A handful of walnuts and/or pumpkin or sunflower seeds would be great too!
Drizzle with Balsamic Viniagrette and a dash of salt and pepper.
Enjoy!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
I’m a refrigerator-grazer at lunch too, but you are much more ambitious and creative than I am! (K)
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Lol. Not always. But this turned out so pretty. I think I will have leftover honey walnut shrimp with brown rice or lobster lo mein today from Saturday nights take out that is still miraculously in the fridge.
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A beautiful and delicious looking salad, Jodi!
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It accidentally turned out beautiful so I had to take a photo π
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Absolutely! It is a beautiful salad!
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Almost too pretty to eat Jodi!
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Lol. But I did. π
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Yes, my kind of salad – very yummy! Have a great day Jodi. π
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Your favorite color. ππ
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Lovely vibrant colourful food – so healthy!
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I loved the color. πππ
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I too love salads and so delicious and yummy it is Jodi. Great π
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I always enjoy your recipes Jodi! Thanks for sharing this one πππΌ
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Thanks snehal. Glad you enjoy!
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Love the combination of sweet and salty, looks very tasty!
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me too! π
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Really colorful and sounds yummy! You are really giving us delicious and healthy meals Jodi!
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I’m glad you are enjoying Lynn!
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This looks deliciousπ
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it was π
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Looks like sunshine in a bowl!! πΌβοΈβοΈ I wouldn’t have thought to add raisins. π
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LOVE raisins in my salad – a little sweet with salty – yUM!
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hmm
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I have been craving a good salad and yours would be most satisfactory. I’ll be so glad to get back in the kitchen and prepare some of my own meals.
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Awh! I hope you do too! Happy Healing!
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Please come and cook and bake for me! π
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LOL!
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Gorgeous salad, Jodi! I’m still lamenting the fact that the forecast calls for a chance of snow for the next seven days. I’m starting to eat more simple side salads now in preparation for spring, but I just cannot bring myself to eat a salad for a meal right now. π
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where do you live again, Kathryn! We are having a crazy heat wave here all week. It’s been close to 70 degrees since Saturday and supposed to continue through Friday. So strange for February in Western PA!
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We live in Bend, Oregon, which is smack dab in the center of Oregon on the the high desert. Our altitude is about 3700 feet. I have heard both the midwest and east coast have been really warm lately!
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Oregon is a state I’ve never been to. Well crazy forecast here is 67 today. Another short sleeve February spring day. Lol. βοΈ
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your sunflower in a bowl! β€ thanks for sharing the recipe!
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I like that! π
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Yum, you’ve inspired me to make this as a summery light lunch. Definitely a winner in my books. π
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Enjoy!!
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When will you make a book of all your recipes and photographs? I would buy it immediately! π
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Awh thanks Ann. Maybe someday. π
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Bring on spring!!! Yay! This looks delish! π
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Phillipe approved?! π
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hehe… yes!!
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Thanks for sharing this Jody it’s yummy. I’ve had it a couple times π
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π YAY!
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thanks for a valuable info.
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Ooh nice and simple but also healthy! What fun
xx
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Looks delicious.
Can’t wait to try it already
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π ENJOY!
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