Chicken Cherry Salad with Orange Vinaigrette
Yay for summer fruits! Are you enjoying them yet? Sorry if you live in the southern hemisphere, where winter is coming, but up here in California we’re enjoying peaches, nectarines, strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, watermelons, plums, apricots, and of course, cherries. I’ve been on a fruit frenzy lately, and this Chicken Cherry Salad is a delicious, light dinner I threw together the other night.
I talked a lot about cherries in my recipe for “The Best Diabetic Snack Ever,” so today let’s talk about spinach a bit. It’s almost impossible to overemphasize the importance of leafy greens in your diet! Even if you don’t make any other changes, simply adding a salad with dark greens a few times a week will improve your health a lot (if you’re not already doing so). By the way, if you really can’t stand the taste of them, try mixing greens into a smoothie. There are tons of smoothie recipes on this site…just search for “smoothie” and you’ll see a bunch of ideas. Spinach is full of flavonoids and antioxidants, which help you fight off diseases, ranging from the common cold, to cancer. It is high in iron, vitamins A, B2, C, and K. If you’d like to read more about spinach, check out this article.
Before we get to the recipe for the Chicken Cherry Salad I want to invite you to join with others who are making healthy changes. I’d love to walk alongside you in your journey towards wholeness and health! Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full!” Freedom from food addictions is part of having a truly full life.
- 2 Tbsp Orange Vinegar (can substitute white wine vinegar)
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Orange Juice
- 1 Tsp Sea Salt (grey or pink)
- 1/4 Tsp Freshly Ground Pepper
- 1 Garlic Clove (crushed)
- 2 Tsp Raw Honey
- 1/2 Cup Olive Oil
- 2 Cups Organic Baby Spinach
- 2 Tbsp Raw Pine Nuts
- 1/4 Cup Cherries (halved and pitted)
- 2 Tbsp Goat Cheese (crumbled)
- 1/2 Cup Rotisserie Chicken (skinless and chopped)
- Simply combine all of the ingredients and mix them well. I like to use a salad dressing shaker (link and picture below).
- Simply combine all of the ingredients, dress them with the vinaigrette, and mix. There will be enough vinaigrette for quite a few salads. Enjoy!
