Description
This strawberry salad is perfectly balanced and truly a dynamite combination. It has a creamy dressing that’s crunchy from the almonds, briny from the green olives, and sweetened with strawberries.
Ingredients
Dressing ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 cup diced avocado, about one small avocado
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped olives
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Pinch freshly ground black pepper
Salad ingredients:
- 6 ounces Romaine, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups cubed homemade roasted chicken or store-bought rotisserie chicken
- 1 (6 ounce) can California Green olives, drained and halved lengthwise
- 2 cups sliced strawberries, sliced
- 4 to 6 ounces Manchego, cubed 1/4 inch
- 1 avocado, cubed
- 1 cup peeled and sliced cucumber
- 3/4 cup sliced radishes
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/3 cup finely chopped chives, divided
- Marinated onions
Instructions
- Make dressing: In a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon, mustard, and honey. Add the avocado, pour the olive oil over it and gently whisk. Gently smash about a third of the avocado but do not emulsify the dressing. Stir in the olives, salt, and pepper then set aside.
- Make salad: In a large mixing bowl, toss add the romaine, chicken, strawberries, manchego, olives, cucumber, radishes, almonds, half the chives, and Marinated Red Onions into a large mixing bowl and pour dressing over top. Toss all ingredients together.
- Garnish with the remaining chives.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 691
- Sugar: 7.8 g
- Sodium: 1158.7 mg
- Fat: 54.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 27.5 g
- Protein: 31.5 g
- Cholesterol: 59.8 mg