Market Fresh Salad
A fun mix of fruit, vegetables, chicken and bacon over mixed greens with a homemade poppy seed dressing.
Ingredients
- 1½ lb Chicken Breast
- 1 qt Chicken Broth
- ½ lb Bacon
- 4 cups 50/50 Mixed Greens
- 2 Carrots halved and sliced
- 1 Large Green Apple cubed
- ½ Red Onion thin sliced
- 1 cup Blueberries
- ½ lb White Cheddar cubed
- 1 English Cucumber cubed
- 1 cup Walnuts chopped
For the Poppy Seed Dressing
- ½ cup Oil
- ½ cup Sour Cream or Greek Yogurt
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Honey
- 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
- 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- In a sauce pan over medium-high heat, add chicken and chicken broth. Let boil for 20 minutes. Remove to a cutting board and chop. Let cook as long as you can before building salads. NOTE: You can replace with cold rotisserie chicken meat.
- In a frying pan over medium high, add bacon. Cook until just crispy. Remove to a paper towel covered plate. Once cooled, transfer to a cutting board and chop into bits.
- Combine dressing ingredients in a mason jar. Secure lid and shake until fully combined. Place in refrigerator until ready to build salads. NOTE Can be kept for up to a week, sealed in jar in refrigerator.
- Start with a bed of mixed greens. Then sprinkle with apples, red onions, cheese, cucumbers, and carrots. Drizzle with poppy seed dressing. Then sprinkle with bacon, chicken and walnuts. Drizzle with a little more poppy seed dressing.
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