Grilled Chicken And Fruit Salad With Lemon Vinaigrette Recipes

GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH SEASONAL FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat the grill for high heat.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Grill chicken 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Remove from heat, cool, and slice.
• Meanwhile, place pecans in a dry skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pecans until fragrant, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat, and set aside.
• In a blender, combine the red wine vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil, onion, mustard, salt, and pepper. Process until smooth.
• Arrange lettuce on serving plates. Top with grilled chicken slices, strawberries, and pecans. Drizzle with the dressing to serve.

LEMONY CHICKEN FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving the juice. Set aside pineapple and 1/2 cup juice. Toss remaining juice with apple; drain. In a large bowl, combine chicken, grapes, pineapple and apple. Cover and refrigerate., In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, sugar and salt until smooth; gradually add lemon juice and the reserved pineapple juice. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes. Reduce heat. Add a small amount to egg yolks; return all to pan. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; chill for 10-15 minutes. , Beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold into cooled dressing. Pour over chicken mixture; gently stir to coat. Chill for 1 hour. , Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl. Sprinkle with almonds.

GRILLED CHICKEN AND FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• To make the chicken and salad: In a small bowl, add the marmalade, soy sauce, lemon juice, and fresh ginger; stir to combine; remove 1/4 cup marmalade mixture and refrigerate.
• Put chicken breast halves in a large heavy-duty plastic zip-lock bag; add in the remaining marmalade mixture; seal bag; shake around to coat; chill 8 hours, turning occasionally.
• Cut pineapple into spears.
• Peel jicama and cut into 1/2-inch slices.
• Put the pineapple and jicama in a large heavy-duty plastic zip-lock bag; add in the reserved marmalade mixture; seal and shake around to coat; chill in the refrigerator for 8 hours.
• Make the vinaigrette: Add all vinaigrette ingredients to a small bowl; whisk to combine; set aside.
• Take chicken out of marinade bag and discard marinade.
• Drain pineapple mixture.
• On a well greased grill rack, grill chicken over medium-high heat 5-6 minutes on each side or until done.
• Grill pineapple and jicama 2-3 minutes on each side.
• Cut chicken, pineapple, and jicama into bite-sized pieces.
• Add chicken, pineapple, jicama, strawberry halves, and raspberries to a large bowl; add orange-raspberry vinaigrette and toss gently.
• Serve salad over lettuce leaves.

GRILLED CHICKEN AND FRUIT SALAD WITH LEMON VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Grill chicken breasts and slice on the bias.
• Wash and carefully dry spinach leaves.
• Remove stems and fill salad bowl.
• Slice cucumbers and arrange around the edge of the bowl.
• Scatter tomatoes over salad and arrange chicken on top.
• Sprinkle with nuts and fruit.
• Combine olive oil, lemon juice, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper in blender and mix thoroughly.
• Serve.