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This Spinach Chicken Strawberry Salad is the perfect blend of fruity, sweet, and savory. Filled with strawberry marinated chicken, this summer chicken salad recipe is the perfect way to eat healthy in season, topped with a refreshing, creamy honey lime salad dressing. 

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While there are several chicken and strawberry salad recipes out there, I don’t think any of them include strawberry-marinated chicken.

So, this strawberry salad with chicken is a bit different from the rest!

I love a good strawberry summer salad. It’s juicy and refreshing, and a great way to use my favorite summer fruit!

But making the chicken have a strawberry flavor is ingenius. So I am confident when I say this strawberry chicken salad is the best chicken summer salad.

The Best Summer Chicken Salad with Fruit

While I commonly load up on the root veggies and starchier carbs in the winter, in the summer, I’m more about the light summer salads with fruit.

My husband teases me because every time we eat out, I order a summer chicken salad with fruit. And a chicken and strawberry salad certainly makes the cut

Some of my other fruity favorites are:

• mango quinoa salad
• quinoa sweet potato salad with fruit
• cantaloupe salad

This is one of the best chicken salads for summer!

Isn’t it weird how the weather can have such an effect on our choices?

But, it’s still about being intuitive and listening to what those hunger cues are telling you. 

This spinach chicken strawberry salad is everything you want in the summer.

Delicious, lean protein chicken, a strawberry sauce marinade, fresh, crisp greens, creamy goat cheese, and a cool and creamy honey lime salad dressing. 

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This grilled chicken and strawberry salad recipe is so flavorful that it’s worth these extra steps.

Like a good watermelon salad, strawberries are a great addition to any salad!

Your summer green salad with strawberries is never going to be the same.

You can probably get 2-4 servings out of this depending on how much you’re wanting to eat.

Ingredients for Summer Strawberry Chicken Salad

• chicken
• salad greens – I used a spinach/arugula blend
• avocado
• goat cheese
• strawberries

For the Dressing

• olive oil
• lemon juice
• lime juice
• honey
• whole milk greek yogurt

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Then, you’ll assemble everything! Prepare your salad greens, and top with avocado, goat cheese, and diced strawberries.

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How To Make The Strawberry Marinade

What makes this strawberry chicken salad recipe so unique is the strawberry chicken.

I boiled down strawberries into a thicker sauce and used that to marinate the chicken for this strawberry chicken salad.

So, there are strawberries on the salad but the chicken is also a strawberry flavor.

It may sound intimidating but it’s super easy. It takes about 20 minutes and you do it while the chicken is in the oven. 

Here’s what you need:

• Strawberries
• lemon juice
• coconut sugar
• water boiled down.

After a few minutes, your strawberry sauce will start to bubble and thicken.

While this is happening, you can start making your greek yogurt dressing. 

Making The Honey Lime Salad Dressing

If you’ve never paired yogurt dressing with a spinach chicken strawberry salad, you’re in for a real treat!

Sometimes, balsamic or my apple maple vinaigrette is all I want for something light and easy.

Now, I’ve branched out, and for good reason because this easy greek yogurt dressing recipe is life. 

You want something thicker, or more flavorful, especially for this refreshing and hearty spinach salad with chicken and strawberries.

Making your own creamy salad dressing is SO easy and I’m really into the greek yogurt dressings – nice and thick (and extra protein)!

This refreshing honey lime dressing recipe pairs perfectly with your summer salad with strawberries and goat cheese flavors and textures. 

Simply mix olive oil, lemon juice, lime juice, honey, and yogurt. Exact measurements are below, but you can cater it to your own taste too!

What To Pair With Chicken Strawberry Salad

I’ve already mentioned that this summer salad with chicken and strawberries is great for a cookout, barbecue, or get-together!

So, what else should you serve with it?

Here are some of my favorites:

• Hummus pasta salad
• Kabobs made in the oven
• Sweet potato turkey burgers
• Strawberry fizz cocktail

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