Chicken Salad with Almond Dressing
Ingredients
Chicken Salad
- 8 oz boneless skinless chicken breast cut into slices
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 2 cups grapes cut in half
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 3 cups mixed greens
- 1/2 cup almonds chopped or crushed
- cooking fat
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
Almond Dressing
- 3 tbsp almond butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp stone ground mustard
- 1/2 tbsp raw honey
- 1/2 garlic clove minced
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Sprinkle the chili powder over the chicken and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Heat some cooking fat in a large skillet placed over a medium-high heat.
- Add the chicken to the skillet and cook until golden (about 8 to 10 minutes), turning every few minutes to make sure it cooks evenly.
- When the chicken is done, remove from the heat and wait for it to cool down before shredding it by hand.
- Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl, stir everything well, and season to taste.
- In a salad bowl, combine the salad greens, the grapes, the blueberries, the almonds, and the chicken. Pour the dressing on top and serve.