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Big bowl of lemon chicken winter salad, topped with sliced avocado and blood orange. Glass of water in the background.

Lemon Chicken Winter Salad (+ Honey Mustard Dressing)


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5 from 23 reviews

  • Author: Stine Mari | Ginger with Spice
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 6 people 1x
  • Diet: GlutenFreeDiet

Description

With lemony garlicky chicken, fresh pomegranate and blood orange, filling chickpeas and healthy spinach - this will be the only cold winter salad you need!


Ingredients

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Lemon Chicken

  • 3 chicken breast (about 1 lb / 500g)
  • 6 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 lemon, juice of half and zest of the whole
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Honey Mustard Dressing

  • 6 tbsp mayonnaise, or Greek yogurt*
  • 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar, or any other light vinegar
  • 2 tsp grainy mustard
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp salt and pepper, each, or to taste

Winter Salad Ingredients

  • 6 cups roughly chopped spinach, 200g
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh mint, or parsley. 5 tbsp
  • 3 blood oranges, or clementines/tangerines. Sliced or diced.
  • 2 shallot onion, finely sliced
  • 1 large avocado, sliced or diced
  • 3/4 cup pomegranate arils, about half a pomegranate
  • 14 oz canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed about 8 oz or 230g

Instructions

  1. Whisk marinade ingredients together in a large shallow bowl. Place the whole chicken breasts into the bowl and cover. Refrigerate for 30 minutes - 2 hours.
  2. Make the dressing: Whisk all the ingredients together, taste and adjust seasonings accordingly. I always add a little less mustard at first and taste as I go. Remember that the end result should be a little more tart and mustardy than you'd like, because the salad ingredients balance it out.
  3. Drain the chicken breast and discard the extra marinade. Cook on medium high heat for 7 minutes on one side and 7 minutes on the other, flipping just once (chicken is done when thickest part is 165F/75C). Rest the chicken for 5 minutes before slicing.
  4. Toss all the salad ingredients together. Cut chicken into pieces and toss with the salad ingredients and dressing. I love to serve it with some croutons too for extra crunch.

Notes

* Greek yogurt is really tangy, so I would add more honey and a little less vinegar.

  • Prep Time: 35 minutes
  • Resting: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Main Courses
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/6
  • Calories: 519
  • Sodium: 491
  • Fat: 23.6
  • Saturated Fat: 4
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0
  • Carbohydrates: 47.3
  • Fiber: 13.1
  • Protein: 32.5
  • Cholesterol: 62