Grilled chicken and strawberry salad

Grilled chicken and strawberry salad

Strawberries are in season in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and Ontario through the summer. Local, just-picked strawberries make a welcome addition to a light lunch or supper in this no-fuss dish. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Prep15 min
Cook25 min
Total40 min
Servings4
Difficultyeasy
VegetablesSides

Ingredients

  • cupOlive Oil
  • cupFresh Strawberries, sliced
  • 2 tablespoonWhite Balsamic Vinegar
  • 1 tablespoonChives, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoonHoney
  • 0.25 teaspoonCoarse Sea Salt
  • 2 cupFresh Strawberries, sliced
  • 0.5 cupToasted Walnuts, chopped
  • 0.63 cupsFeta Cheese, sliced
  • 1 pcsGranny Smith Apple, sliced
  • 1 pcsSweet Onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoonOlive Oil
  • 0.25 teaspoonFine Sea Salt
  • 1 cupBasil Leaves, coarsely torn
  • 2 pcsChicken breast, boneless skinless
  • 3 cupBaby Arugula

Instructions

  1. 1

    1. Whirl 80 mL (1/3 cup) oil with 80 mL (1/3 cup) berries, vinegar, chives, honey and 1 mL (1/4 tsp) salt in a blender until smooth. Season with pepper.

  2. 2

    2. Preheat barbecue to medium and brush chicken breasts with 5 mL (1 tsp) oil. Season with 1 mL (1/4 tsp) salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    3. Barbecue chicken for 6 minutes; turn and continue barbecuing, 8 to 10 more minutes. Remove and let rest 5 minutes, then slice.

  4. 4

    4. Toss arugula with basil in a bowl and divide among 4 plates. Top with strawberries, apple, onion, walnuts and chicken. Drizzle dressing and add feta.