Nectarine Summer Salad Recipe with Shredded Chicken
If you love nectarines and greens, then this salad was made for you. Fresh spring peas, avocado, cucumber, sweet cherry tomato, fresh mint and basil and easy shredded chicken all piled on top of a bed of fresh greens.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
FOR THE SALAD
- 1 head romaine lettuce finely chopped
- ½ head green cabbage shredded
- ½ small purple cabbage shredded
- 1 cup fresh cilantro chopped
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves chopped
- ½ cup loosely packed fresh basil leaves chopped
- 1 carrot shredded
- ½ English cucumber sliced
- 1 red bell pepper seeded and thinly sliced
- 1 yellow bell pepper seeded and thinly sliced
- 1 radish sliced
- 1 red fresno chili thinly sliced (optional)
- ½ cup fresh raspberries
- 2 nectarines thinly sliced
- 1 ripe avocado pitted and cubed
- 1 lime
- 2 small cooked chicken breasts shredded
- Black and toasted sesame seeds
FOR THE NECTARINE SESAME DRESSING
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 inch peeled ginger chopped
- 1 ripe nectarine cut into chunks
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
- water if needed
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt + pepper to taste
Instructions
- Place all ingredients for the Nectarine Sesame Dressing in the bowl of a high powered blender and process until smoother and creamy. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place all ingredients for the salad in a large bowl and carefully toss to combine. Drizzle with desired amount of dressing, sprinkle with additional sesame seeds, and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 546kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 135mg | Potassium: 1483mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 6620IU | Vitamin C: 224mg | Calcium: 165mg | Iron: 4mg
