This grilled chicken salad with grapes recipe features savory chicken breast and sweet red grapes on a bed of colorful lettuce mix. We top it with fresh parsley and crumbled feta cheese, then finish everything off with a drizzling of deep-flavored balsamic dressing. This dressing is Give it a try and find yourself falling in love with each bite.
Ingredients for Grilled Chicken Salad With Grapes
The ingredients for this salad are incredibly simple—only with chicken breasts, red grapes, lettuce mix, red onion, and a few others for the topping and dressing.
1. For the Salad
- Chicken: We opt for skinless boneless chicken breast for a light and lean taste. Season the meat with paprika and garlic powder for a kick of flavor.
- Red grapes: We go with seedless red grapes for this salad. Their wonderful sweetness compliments the savory taste of chicken and the other ingredients.
- Lettuce mix: We choose lettuce mix with red and green leaves for a pop of color.
- Red onion: Crispy, pungent red onion slices add extra taste and textures to our salad.
2. For the Dressing
It’s the dressing that matters. The just-right dressing will tie all the salad ingredients together and let them shine. For this one, it’s the perfect mixture of sweet, savory, and astringent, and you’ll only need 5 easy ingredients:
- Olive oil: We use cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil.
- Balsamic vinegar: Unlike regular vinegar, balsamic vinegar is much milder in flavor. It has a syrup-like texture and a beautiful depth of flavor that is both tangy and sweet, followed by deep caramellike notes.
- Salt: A bit of salt to taste.
- Honey: To add a gentle sweetness to our dressing.
- Dijon mustard: To give the dressing a slightly pungent kick.
3. For the Topping
A sprinkling of crumbled feta cheese and chopped parsley on top to add a beautiful finishing touch to our dish.
Is Grilled Chicken Salad With Grapes Healthy?
Yes, our grilled chicken salad with grapes combines healthy ingredients for a nutritious dish. Let’s look at the main components of our salad:
- Skinless boneless chicken breast: This white cut of meat is an excellent source of lean protein, beneficial for the building and repairing of muscles.
- Red grapes: Red grapes are an excellent source of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Some significant benefits of grapes are the promotion of heart health and eye health, along with potential anticancer properties.
- Lettuce: Fresh lettuce adds to the amount of dietary fiber and makes our dish more filling.
Overall, with just around 240 calories per serving, this grilled chicken salad with grapes makes a healthy tasty snack to satiate your sweet tooth.
How to Store the Leftovers
If you already dressed your salad, make sure to consume it within the day for the best taste and quality. Remember to cover the plate of salad with paper wrap and place it in the fridge to keep it cool and fresh if not eaten right away.
If you haven’t drizzled the sauce over the salad, then you can keep the ingredients in separate containers in the fridge for about 2 to 3 days.
Grilled Chicken Salad With Grapes Recipe
Our grilled chicken salad with grapes recipe is extra quick and easy to make: In just 25 minutes, you'll have a flavorful salad dish with savory chicken breast and sweet red grapes on a bed of colorful lettuce mix. Drizzle with a delicious balsamic dressing to tie everything together.
- cook TIME 18 mins
- prep TIME 7 mins
- total TIME 25 mins
- COURSE Side Dish
- CUISINE American
- SERVINGS servings
- CALORIES 243 kcal
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ozred onion (sliced)
- 4 ozlettuce mix
- 3 tbspolive oil
- 8 ozskinless boneless chicken breast
- 8 ozseedless red grapes (halved)
- 0.5 tsppaprika
- 2 tbspbalsamic vinegar
- 0.3 tspsalt
- 1 tbsphoney
- 2 tbspparsley (chopped)
- 0.5 tspgarlic powder
- 2 tspDijon mustard
- 0.5 ozcrumbled feta cheese
INSTRUCTIONS
Prep:
Slice the onion: Half the onion lengthwise and slice off the root and head. Grip the half by the side and make 1/8" slices across the half.
Cut the seedless red grapes into halves.
Finely chop the parsley.
Cook:
Make the sauce: In a small mixing bowl, add 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tbsp honey, and 2 tsp Dijon mustard. Stir well.
Season the chicken: Add 1/2 tsp paprika and 1/2 tsp garlic powder to 8 oz skinless boneless chicken breast. Rub the meat with the seasonings to coat evenly.
Pan-sear the chicken: In a skillet over low heat, add 1 tbsp olive oil. When the oil is hot and ready, add the chicken and pan-sear both sides for a total of 10 minutes.
Cut the chicken into slices: Let the chicken rest for 2-3 minutes on a cutting board, then cut it into 1/2-inch slices.
Assemble the salad ingredients: Line the bottom of the serving plates with 4 oz lettuce mix, then add 8 oz seedless red grape, chicken slices, and red onion.
Garnish and serve: Sprinkle with 0.5 oz crumbled feta cheese and 2 tbsp parsley, then drizzle with the sauce before serving. Enjoy!
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