This post is sponsored by Foster Farms®, the opinions expressed are my own.
I love the beautiful weather that we’ve been having here in
Oregon lately! It seems that it’s been such a long time since we’ve seen the
warm sun and it’s one of those things that you don’t realize just how much you’ve
missed it until it’s came back to visit again.
Last weekend after Anika’s soccer game and Emma’s softball
practice we planted some vegetables in our little garden and then I made dinner
on the grill and we all enjoyed dinner outside on the back deck.
I decided to make a salad with some of the ingredients I had
picked up at the farm stand which is just down the road from us. I had bought
some spinach and strawberries (among other things) and decided that I would
make a tasty salad. The early strawberries can sometimes be a little watery,
however with the weather we’ve had this year the first crop of strawberries are
very tasty and flavorful.
You can’t have an entrée salad without a good meat, - so I
took out some Foster Farms chicken breasts to throw on the grill. Whenever
possible we buy Foster Farms. Foster Farms Fresh chicken is 100 percent natural (minimally processed with no additives or preservatives,
steroids or hormones) and are packaged with no added sodium. Their chickens are American Humane Certified, and grown locally! (From CA, OR,
and WA)
The Simply Raised line is knew and that means that the chickens were raised without antibiotics. I love buying local whenever I can, and buying products that
have had no antibiotics administered, ever. Life is all about balance and I do
my best to keep our life’s (and meals!) that way.
The kids actually enjoyed this salad and we had a nice
dinner together! I hope that someday the kids will look back at all of the
meals we had together and appreciate the moments that we shared.
Here’s the salad recipe that I made – the flavors are a
classic together that never get old.
Strawberry Chicken Salad
What you need:
4 cups of torn spinach leaves
2/3 cup of Queso cheese
½ cup diced strawberries
½ cup bacon, crumbled
½ cup chopped pecans
¼ cup roasted red onion (approx. ½ an onion)
2 Foster Farms Simply Raised Thin-Sliced Boneless Skinless Breast Fillets
Poppy seed dressing
1.Grill the chicken until cooked thoroughly. Slice red onion and
place on the grill.
2.Cook the bacon (I used a cast iron pan on my grill); after
the bacon is cooked toss in whole pecans in the same pan and sauté for
approximately 5 minutes. Set aside.
3.Rinse the spinach and tear into pieces, dividing into 2
plates. Sprinkle cheese on top.
4.Dice the strawberries and add them to the salad. Chop the
grilled onions and add to the plate.
5.Chop up the pecans and bacon and divide evenly to the two
plates.
6.Top with the grilled Foster Farms chicken breast and drizzle
with poppy seed dressing.
Enjoy!
Makes two entrée sized servings.
What are you favorite back yard meals to have with your
family? What dinners scream spring to you?
This post is sponsored by Foster Farms®, the opinions expressed are my own.
This post is sponsored by Foster Farms®, the opinions expressed are my own.
~Melissa
This Salad looks incredible, I saw it on your Instagram and thought it looked like something from a white tablecloth restaurant
ReplyDeleteThis looks AMAZING!! I am definitely pinning this recipe so I can try it later this summer. YUM! And, I love Foster Farms chicken and am so excited about the Simply Raised line that is out, and the organic line that is coming soon!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely salad. I'd almost be afraid to eat it as it is so pretty...ALMOST! From the recipe, it looks like it is amazingly delicious...I'll have to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful! I'd never heard of Queso cheese before! I'd love to have a cheese tasting party to check out all the different flavors!
ReplyDeleteI'm vegetarian so the chicken part isn't for me, but I do love strawberries in salad—especially fresh ones from nearby now that they're finally in season!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! One can never go wrong with bacon and chicken together!
ReplyDeleteYum! Salty and sweet.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so healthy and refreshing! I'm like you but on opposite sides of the country in NH and loving the warmer weather finally! I would love for you to share this at our weekly link party,The Mommy Club, that starts every Tuesday night.
ReplyDeleteThis looks so delicious and I can't wait to try it. I ave featured this recipe at this week's #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup! http://themadmommy.com/small-victories-11
ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulous! Thanks for sharing at Tips & Tricks! Hope we see you again this week! :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks mouth watering and really fresh. I've pinned the recipe for later use. Stopping by from the Mommy Monday Blog Hop.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful salad! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
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