Gluten Free Living – 2014

I love this delicious Grilled Chicken Salad with Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing. Anytime I can get a tossed green salad with lots of fruit, cheese, nuts and/or seeds I’m really happy. I didn’t include nuts or seeds in this salad. Instead, I included chicken which made my husband really happy. He likes a lot of protein with his salads and can’t eat them as a main dish meal unless they include meat. It was a win-win for us.

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This salad is very healthy in and of itself. But I also include a really healthy homemade honey mustard salad dressing we love. Years ago, within the first couple of years we were married we went for a mini-vacation to Sanibel Island, Florida–a wonderful, vacation place. We ate at a restaurant called McT’s  and they served a delicious salad with a house honey mustard dressing. I asked for and got the recipe, such as it was! I’ve made the dressing several times over the years and have always enjoyed it. I share it with you now.

If you’re looking for a fabulous main dish salad recipe, then give Grilled Chicken Salad with Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing a try. This salad has it all–nice crunchiness and texture, fruit and veggies, and lots of protein with spinach, cheese, hard-boiled eggs, and chicken. You will be licking your lips throughout this meal enjoying every mouthful!

Grilled Chicken Salad with Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing is awesome. 🙂

Grilled Chicken Salad with Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing is a sensational salad your whole family will love.

You can make the honey mustard dressing with either Dijon mustard or any spicy brown mustard. It’s amazingly delicious.

Here’s what I did.

Place spring mix in a large salad bowl.

Add spinach.

Add celery, green onions, diced red bell pepper, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and Swiss cheese.

Add hard-boiled eggs cut in quarters. Refrigerate salad until ready to serve.

Grind Italian herb seasoning generously over top of both sides of boneless chicken breasts.

Grill over high heat about 10 minutes per side. (Mine took about 15 minutes per side).

Turn chicken pieces over and continue cooking until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork.

While chicken is grilling, prepare salad dressing: Mix yogurt, honey, buttermilk and mustard. I actually ended up using Dijon mustard.

Whisk ingredients to combine. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Slice grilled chicken down into thin strips. You can cook more chicken if you desire.

Here’s the salad dressing once its made up.

We loved all the fresh berries in this salad–then the celery and diced bell pepper add a nice crunchiness.

Here’s a look at Grilled Chicken Salad before serving it. You can place the chicken on top of the salad, but we found it easier to serve the chicken on top of the salad after we’d served it.

Here’s the recipe.

GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH HEALTHY HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING

(salad–my own concoction; dressing inspired by McT’s Restaurant, Sanibel Island, FL, circa 1970s)

Grilled Chicken Salad with Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing

Teresa Ambra

This spectacular tossed green salad includes berries, cheese, hard-boiled eggs and grilled chicken strips. It has a homemade Honey Mustard Dressing made with Greek yogurt that's absolutely fantastic. Terrific main dish salad for hot summer nights when you don't want to heat up your kitchen. Great for company dinners, too. Gluten free.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Salads and Salad Dressings, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 273 kcal

Equipment

• 1 large salad bowl
• 1 electric or gas grill
• 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables and meat
• 1 sauce pan with lid to boil eggs
• 1 whisk
• 1 small mixing bowl
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons

Ingredients

  

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SALAD:

• 5 oz. container spring mix
• 5 oz. container spinach
• 2 ribs celery diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper diced
• 4 green onions sliced thinly
• 6 oz. blueberries
• 8 oz. strawberries sliced
• 6 oz. blackberries
• 6 oz. bag Swiss cheese shredded
• 2 chicken breasts grilled
• 4 large hard-boiled eggs quartered
• 1 tsp. Italian Herb Seasoning grinder

HEALTHY HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING

• 8 oz. vanilla Greek yogurt or substitute Icelandic yogurt or Just Mayo mayonnaise
• 2 oz. buttermilk
• 2 oz. dijon mustard or any spicy brown mustard will work
• 4 oz. honey

Instructions

 

SALAD:

• Grind Italian Herb Seasoning overtop of both sides of the chicken and grill over high heat until done—about 10 minutes per side depending on the intensity of the heat. (Mine actually took about 30 minutes).
• Cool about 5 minutes and slice down in thin strips. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, as chicken is grilling, layer spring mix, spinach, celery, bell pepper, green onions, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and Swiss cheese in large salad bowl.
• Place hard-boiled eggs around the border.
• Place chicken on top or toss and serve the salad and garnish with chicken slices.
• Pour Honey Mustard Dressing over top, as desired.

HEALTHY HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING:

• Whisk ingredients to combine and serve with salad.

Notes

NOTE: If you prefer more meat on your salad, grill 4 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts instead.

 

 

NOTE: The original recipe called for a salad dressing like Miracle Whip or cole slaw dressing for the Greek yogurt in the recipe. This recipe works excellently with Miracle Whip, also.

 

 

NOTE: Just So mayonnaise will give the dressing a little thicker and nicer texture than Greek yogurt, but it wasn't available when I first published this recipe. It's also made without all the preservatives or HFCS that most commercial mayonnaise or Miracle Whip products use.

 

^© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

 

Nutrition

Calories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 19gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 226mgPotassium: 494mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 2603IUVitamin C: 44mgCalcium: 267mgIron: 2mg

Keyword blackberries, blueberries, cheese, chicken, eggs, gluten free, Greek yogurt, main dish, salad, salad dressing, spinach, strawberries

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This hearty salad is so substantial and filling since it has so much protein. Grilled Chicken Salad with Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing is a great salad to make for company.

Every mouthful of this delicious salad is awesome.

Grilled Chicken Salad with Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing is healthy, low calorie and gluten free. Are you ready for a plate of this marvelous salad?

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Grilled Chicken Salad with Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing

Teresa Ambra

This spectacular tossed green salad includes berries, cheese, hard-boiled eggs and grilled chicken strips. It has a homemade Honey Mustard Dressing made with Greek yogurt that’s absolutely fantastic. Terrific main dish salad for hot summer nights when you don’t want to heat up your kitchen. Great for company dinners, too. Gluten free.

5 from 1 vote

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Salads and Salad Dressings, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 273 kcal

Equipment

• 1 large salad bowl
• 1 electric or gas grill
• 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables and meat
• 1 sauce pan with lid to boil eggs
• 1 whisk
• 1 small mixing bowl
• measuring cups
• measuring spoons

Ingredients

  

1x2x3x

SALAD:

• 5 oz. container spring mix
• 5 oz. container spinach
• 2 ribs celery diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper diced
• 4 green onions sliced thinly
• 6 oz. blueberries
• 8 oz. strawberries sliced
• 6 oz. blackberries
• 6 oz. bag Swiss cheese shredded
• 2 chicken breasts grilled
• 4 large hard-boiled eggs quartered
• 1 tsp. Italian Herb Seasoning grinder

HEALTHY HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING

• 8 oz. vanilla Greek yogurt or substitute Icelandic yogurt or Just Mayo mayonnaise
• 2 oz. buttermilk
• 2 oz. dijon mustard or any spicy brown mustard will work
• 4 oz. honey

Instructions

 

SALAD:

• Grind Italian Herb Seasoning overtop of both sides of the chicken and grill over high heat until done—about 10 minutes per side depending on the intensity of the heat. (Mine actually took about 30 minutes).
• Cool about 5 minutes and slice down in thin strips. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, as chicken is grilling, layer spring mix, spinach, celery, bell pepper, green onions, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, and Swiss cheese in large salad bowl.
• Place hard-boiled eggs around the border.
• Place chicken on top or toss and serve the salad and garnish with chicken slices.
• Pour Honey Mustard Dressing over top, as desired.

HEALTHY HONEY MUSTARD DRESSING:

• Whisk ingredients to combine and serve with salad.

Notes

NOTE: If you prefer more meat on your salad, grill 4 whole boneless, skinless chicken breasts instead.

 

 

NOTE: The original recipe called for a salad dressing like Miracle Whip or cole slaw dressing for the Greek yogurt in the recipe. This recipe works excellently with Miracle Whip, also.

 

 

NOTE: Just So mayonnaise will give the dressing a little thicker and nicer texture than Greek yogurt, but it wasn’t available when I first published this recipe. It’s also made without all the preservatives or HFCS that most commercial mayonnaise or Miracle Whip products use.

 

^© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

 

Nutrition

Calories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 19gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 133mgSodium: 226mgPotassium: 494mgFiber: 4gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 2603IUVitamin C: 44mgCalcium: 267mgIron: 2mg

Keyword blackberries, blueberries, cheese, chicken, eggs, gluten free, Greek yogurt, main dish, salad, salad dressing, spinach, strawberries

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