Chicken Pear Salad

Name: Chicken Pear Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 large head romaine lettuce; 1 tart apple; 2 ripe tart pears; 4 ounces feta cheese; 1/4 cup dried cranberries; 1/2 cup walnuts; 2 grilled chicken breasts; 1 cup sugar; 2 tablespoons poppy seeds; 3/4 cup raspberry vinegar; 2 tablespoons prepared mustard; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 1/2 cups canola oil; 1 small onion

Submitted by fitnfamished

"Rumored to be the "best salad ever", this salad was a HUGE hit at a baby shower I attended. Fortunately the hostess shared the recipe with us! I have modified and simplified the recipe but the delicious flavors and textures remain. Dressing is so yummy too! Add as needed as recipe makes a lot!"

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 large head romaine lettuce
1 tart apple
2 ripe tart pears
4 ounces feta cheese
¹⁄₄ cup dried cranberries
¹⁄₂ cup walnuts
2 grilled chicken breasts
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons poppy seeds
³⁄₄ cup raspberry vinegar
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
2 teaspoons salt
1 ¹⁄₂ cups canola oil
1 small onion

directions

Tear or cut up lettuce. Cut apple and pears into bite size chunks. May use just apples or pears if desired. Add crumbled feta cheese and dried cranberries (or craisins). You can toast walnuts or use candied walnuts if you'd like. May substitute pecans or pinenuts. Shred chicken breasts and add to salad. Can also use rotisserie chicken or baked chicken.
For dressing combine sugar, poppy seeds, raspberry vinegar, mustard, salt, oil & onion in a food processor or blender. Refrigerate. May want to cut dressing ingredients in 1/2 as you will have a lot of dressing. Stays good in fridge for about 4 days.

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Reviews

Great salad for a warm fall day. I only had Gala apple and had to use red wine vinegar for the raspberry. Will get what I need on the next trip to the store. Made 1 serving of dressing for the two of us and it was perfect.

adopt a greyhound
Outstanding salad! I used a mix of lettace that I had in my fridge. Omitted the feta (someone I was feeding had a milk allergy) and cranberries (couldn't find them) and used fresh rotissery chicken I pulled from the bone myself :). The dressing is WONDERFUL! Even the kids ate it up.

Krista Roes

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fitnfamished

Texas native, married 17 yrs. w/2 boys. Fitness (boot camp, step, etc.) instructor. Try to eat primarily nutritious foods but have a mean sweet tooth! Love to find easy, satisfying, inexpensive, and healthy dishes. I am burdened with 3 meat & mac & chz (or pizza!) boys (DH included) who avoid veggies at all costs which makes meal prep. challenging! I love to entertain and cook for people who appreciate good food and aren't picky! (Unlike whom I live with)

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