Spring has finally arrived and before you know it…Summer will be here. Both of these seasons of the year are known for sparking some delicious salads when you want something cool & refreshing on those hot summer days.
Today’s recipe is courtesy of Hungry Girl. Please see their web site for additional information and recipes.
Chick-a-licious Fruity Green Salad Recipe
8 cups chopped romaine lettuce (about one 12-oz. bag)
1 medium yellow peach
1 medium pear
20 dry-roasted shelled pistachios
6 oz. cooked and chopped skinless lean chicken breast
1/2 cup blueberries
1/4 cup fat-free or low-fat raspberry or balsamic vinaigrette
1. Evenly distribute lettuce between two large plates or bowls.
2. Chop the peach and the pear, discarding the pit and core. Evenly distribute the chopped fruit between the plates or bowls. Roughly chop pistachios, and add those as well.
3. Top each salad with 3 oz. chicken and 1/4 cup blueberries. Drizzle 2 tbsp. dressing over each salad, or serve it on the side. Enjoy!
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what a different salad. this would be good for a dinner party.
Never in a million years would I come up with a salad like this one on my own. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I’ve marked it for later in the year, when fresh fruit is in the markets.
I have never had a salad like this one and it sounds amazing the fruit and the chicken sound really yummy and healthy thanks for sharing this one.
This is an interesting combination of fruits, nuts and chicken. I shall have to try this recipe.
My Mom would love this salad. I would have to divide into two salads, lol, because I just don’t like mixing green salad with fruit. Just a weird quirk of mine.
I never thought of using pistachios in a salad, and all those other ingredients, too, I want to run home and make this right now!!
What a unique recipe in the way it uses fruit and nuts. Looks yummy.
This recipe sounds so delicious and I want to make it for a filling refreshing salad! I like to have a Raspberry Vinaigrette on top-it sounds amazing!
Good salad for the summer when the fruits are in season.
I love the Hungry girl recipes, and what a wonderful colorful yummy salad. Perfect and healthy option.
This sounds delicious. We frequently like to eat large salads with chicken for dinner, but I never thought to combine these fruits. We’ll have to give it a try! Thanks for sharing.
Yum, this salad looks and sounds so delicious, I cannot wait to give it a try. The peaches and pears are a great idea, I usually add sliced apples to my salads. Thank you for sharing this recipe
I put pears in my cole slaw the other day. It is a surprising great ingredient.
That sounds so good and so healthy. I will have to give the recipe a try this summer when we are looking for something nutritious and cool.