Name: Chicken Pomegranate Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons real maple syrup; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1 pound chicken breasts; 1/3 of the dressing to use as a marinade; About 1 cup pomegranate seeds; 2-3 apples, thinly sliced, or cut into bite sized pieces; 1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled; 1 cup candied pecans; About 12 oz baby spinach

Chicken Pomegranate Salad

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Perfectly sweet and tart, crunchy and creamy, with bursts of pomegranate juice from the seeds.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: serves about 5 1x

Ingredients

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Dressing-

1/2 cup olive oil

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons real maple syrup

2 tablespoons honey

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Salad-

1 pound chicken breasts

1/3 of the dressing to use as a marinade

About 1 cup pomegranate seeds

2–3 apples, thinly sliced, or cut into bite sized pieces

1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled

1 cup candied pecans

About 12 oz baby spinach

Instructions

Dressing-

In a small mixing bowl whisk all dressing ingredients till well combined. Put in air tight container in fridge to store. Let sit at room temp for 30 minutes before serving and remix.

Salad-

Take about 1/3 of the dressing and use as a marinade for the chicken. Let the chicken marinade for 30 minutes-3 hours. Bake chicken in oven or on a grill till done. Let rest 10 minutes before cutting into bite-sized pieces.

You can either put all the salad ingredients in a large bowl and toss with dressing, or let each person plate their own and top with desired amount of dressing.

Notes

If you aren’t going to marinade your chicken you can probably get away with halving the recipe.

Keywords: Chicken Pomegranate Salad, apple

Find it online: https://acupofcream.com/chicken-pomegranate-salad/