Grilled Chicken & Summer Fruit Salad
Summer is THE time for light meals that are flavorful and nutritious at the same time. This Grilled Chicken & Summer Fruit Salad is offering an array of grilled fruits and grilled chicken for flavor, lettuce for adding texture and nuts and cheese to top it off. A tasty vinaigrette brings all the flavors together. It makes for a perfect lunch or dinner on a summer day.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces chicken breast
- salt & pepper
- 1 mango peeled and cut in wedges
- 2 red plums cut in wedges
- 1 cup pineapple cut in chunks
- 1 cup red grapes
- 1 cup arugula
- 1 cut endive curly
- 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
- 2 ounces Pecorino Romano cheese shaved
Vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Peel the pineapple and cut in chunks. Peel the mango and cut in wedges. Cut the plums in wedges (no need to peel them). Brush all the sides of the fruit with olive oil.
- Heat a grill or grill pan and grill the fruit pieces until grill marks appear on both sides, about 3 minutes in total.
- At the same time toast the sunflower seeds in the oven.
- Season the chicken breast with your favorite spices and cook in the same grill pan until grill marks appear on both sides. This will take about 7 minutes per side or until the internal temperature reads 165 degrees F.
- Divide the lettuce over 2 plates or a larger one. Any type of lettuce will do here; I used a combination of a curly endive and arugula. This is visibly attractive base and add texture and a combination of flavors.
- Make the vinaigrette by mixing olive oil, apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, mustard, lime juice, salt & pepper.
- Divide the grilled fruits and the grapes (halved) over the greens and drizzle with some of the vinaigrette.
- Sprinkle the toasted sunflower seeds over the salad. Slice the grilled chicken on a diagonal and arrange on top of the salad. Place some shaved Pecorino Romano cheese on top and drizzle the remaining vinaigrette.
Nutrition
Calories: 733kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 38gFat: 44gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 522mgFiber: 6gSugar: 42g