Spinach Salad with Chicken, Apple, Blue Cheese, and Balsamic
6
Points®
Total time: 15 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 2 • Difficulty: Easy
This substantial salad makes a great dinner for busy weeknights or a hearty weekend lunch. Chicken tenderloins cook up quickly and are delicious paired with the classic combination of apples, blue cheese, and walnuts. Balsamic dressing adds a touch of sweet-tart that plays against the bitterness of the radicchio. With a quick 15-minute preparation time and only seven ingredients, you can spend more time at the table and less trying to get there. Double the recipe for more family or friends or half it when you are flying solo for the night.
Ingredients
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast tenderloin
1 pound(s)
Balsamic vinaigrette dressing
¼ cup(s), divided
Baby spinach
2 cup(s)
Radicchio
1 cup(s), shredded, sliced
Apple
1 medium, cut into matchsticks
Blue cheese
2 Tbsp, crumbled
Chopped walnuts (unsalted, raw or dry roasted, no sugar added)
2 Tbsp
Instructions
1
Cook chicken tenders according to stovetop package instructions. Toss cooked chicken with 1 tbsp balsamic dressing.
2
Divide spinach and radicchio between two bowls and drizzle with remaining dressing.
3
Divide chicken, apple, cheese, and nuts between bowls.
4
Serving size: about 1 1/2 cups
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