Grilled Chicken Blueberry Feta Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
By Maria Lichty
Updated June 23, 2023
Quick Summary
Grilled Chicken Blueberry Feta Salad with avocado, almonds, red onion, and a simple lemon poppy seed dressing is full of flavor and perfect for summertime.
This Grilled Chicken Blueberry Feta Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing is a summer favorite. The has all of the best ingredients and can be served as a main dish salad or a side salad.
The salad starts with a bed of greens and then gets topped with juicy grilled chicken, fresh blueberries, crunchy almonds, creamy avocado slices, red onion, and salty feta cheese. The salad is finished with a lemon poppy seed dressing that is fresh and delicious!
This salad always gets RAVE reviews! It is a winner!
Ingredients
This salad is not basic or boring. It is LOADED with lots of tasty ingredients!
- greens
- grilled chicken
- blueberries
- feta cheese
- avocado
- almonds
- red onion
- lemon poppy seed dressing
I told you it was loaded! We eat a lot of salads during the hot summer months and I want the salads to be hearty because a salad is usually our meal, with watermelon on the side. We always have watermelon:)
How to Make Grilled Chicken Salad
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, mustard, garlic, poppy seeds, salt, and black pepper.
- Pour half of the dressing into a large Ziploc bag or bowl. Reserve the rest for drizzling on the salads. Add the chicken breasts and marinate the chicken for 20 minutes. If you have time, you can let the chicken marinade for up to 2 hours.
- Heat the grill to medium high heat. Remove the chicken from the bag or bowl and place on the grill. Cook for 6-8 minutes on each side or until chicken is cooked through. Note-discard the dressing that the chicken was in. Let the chicken rest while you prepare the salads.
- Divide the greens, blueberries, avocado, almonds, feta, and red onion onto four plates. Slice the grilled chicken and place on top of the salads. Drizzle with remaining lemon poppy seed dressing and serve immediately.
Salad Tips
- The lemon poppy seed dressing serves as a dressing and marinade for the chicken. It is easy to whisk up and adds a lot of flavor to the chicken and salad. You can marinate the chicken for 20 minutes or you can prepare it in advance and let it marinate for a few hours in the fridge.
- You can grill the chicken on an outside grill or on a grill pan inside.
- If you want the salad to be vegetarian, you can leave the chicken off of the salad. That is what I do and the salad is still super delicious.
- This summer salad is great for lunch or dinner. It is filling enough to be a main dish.
Happy summer, friends! We are off to a good start with this Grilled Chicken Blueberry Feta Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing. Let’s make this the best summer yet!
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Salads
Grilled Chicken Blueberry Feta Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
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For the Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing:
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 pound)
8 cups mixed salad greens
1 cup blueberries
1 large avocado, sliced
1 cup almonds
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/2 large red onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, mustard, garlic, poppy seeds, salt, and black pepper.
- Pour half of the dressing into a large Ziploc bag or bowl. Reserve the rest for drizzling on the salads. Add the chicken breasts and marinate the chicken for 20 minutes. If you have time, you can let the chicken marinade for up to 2 hours.
- Heat the grill to medium high heat. Remove the chicken from the bag or bowl and place on the grill. Cook for 6-8 minutes on each side or until chicken is cooked through. Note-discard the dressing that the chicken was in. Let the chicken rest while you prepare the salads.
- Divide the greens, blueberries, avocado, almonds, feta, and red onion onto four plates. Slice the grilled chicken and place on top of the salads. Drizzle with remaining lemon poppy seed dressing and serve immediately.
Nutrition
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Grilled Chicken Blueberry Feta Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod
Ingredients
For the Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing:
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 pound)
8 cups mixed salad greens
1 cup blueberries
1 large avocado, sliced
1 cup almonds
3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/2 large red onion, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, mustard, garlic, poppy seeds, salt, and black pepper.
- Pour half of the dressing into a large Ziploc bag or bowl. Reserve the rest for drizzling on the salads. Add the chicken breasts and marinate the chicken for 20 minutes. If you have time, you can let the chicken marinade for up to 2 hours.
- Heat the grill to medium high heat. Remove the chicken from the bag or bowl and place on the grill. Cook for 6-8 minutes on each side or until chicken is cooked through. Note-discard the dressing that the chicken was in. Let the chicken rest while you prepare the salads.
- Divide the greens, blueberries, avocado, almonds, feta, and red onion onto four plates. Slice the grilled chicken and place on top of the salads. Drizzle with remaining lemon poppy seed dressing and serve immediately.
