Chicken and Strawberry Salad

By Bonnie T

Pair this simple, no-cook meal with toasted buttery baguette slices. Broil 8 - 1/2 inch slices French bread baguette for 1 1/2 minutes. Turn slices over; brush evenly with 2 tablespoons melted butter. Broil 1 1/2 minutes or until lightly browned.

Ingredients

• DRESSING
• 1 T sugar
• 2 T red wine vinegar
• 1 T water
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 2 T extra-virgin olive oil
• SALAD
• 4 C torn romaine lettuce
• 4 C arugula
• 2 C quartered strawberries
• 1/3 C vertically sliced red onion
• 12 oz skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast, sliced
• 2 T unsalted cashews, halved
• 1/2 C (2 oz) crumbled blue cheese

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare dressing, combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Gradually drizzle in oil, stirring constantly with a whisk.

To prepare salad, combine romaine and the next 4 ingredients (through sliced chicken breast) in a bowl; toss gently. Place about 2 C chicken mixture on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 1 1/2 tsp cashews and 2 T blue cheese.

Drizzle about 4 tsp dressing over each serving.

YIELD: 4 servings