This refreshing and healthy Strawberry Chicken Salad is like summer in a salad bowl! 🌞🍓

overhead view of ready to serve strawberry chicken salad with sliced chicken, strawberries, pecans, feta cheese crumble all on a bed of lettuce and a small glass bowl of maple vinagrette in the upper left corner

Try this salad once and you’ll quickly have it on repeat! It’s quick and easy to assemble and packed full of flavor.

Why You Will Love This Strawberry Chicken Salad Recipe

It’s the healthy meal solution for busy nights. If you’re short on time and want a healthy meal that will keep you full until the next morning, this salad is it.
The homemade dressing is fantastic! The homemade maple-balsamic vinaigrette is top-notch and is a breeze to make. It’s one of my dressing go-tos.
This salad can be made even easier by using rotisserie chicken. Don’t have any pre-made chicken breast on hand? No problem! Pick up a rotisserie chicken and use that instead.

Ingredients Needed for Chicken and Strawberry Salad

Ingredient quantities for this easy homemade healthy salad are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Spring mix salad or romaine lettuce
Chopped or whole pecans
Crumbled feta cheese
Chicken breast or rotisserie chicken
Strawberries
Balsamic vinegar
Maple syrup
Dijon mustard
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

How To Make Strawberry Chicken Salad (Quick Overview)

The steps below are just a quick overview of how to make the summer salad recipe. The full process in detail is located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Assemble all of your ingredients. This salad is particularly good when strawberries are in season!

overhead view of white plate with sliced chicken, strawberries, and mini bowl of pecans on it and a wooden bowl of mixed greens salad in the upper left corner and a pink napkin in the lower left corner

Make the maple-balsamic vinaigrette. This is one of my favorite homemade dressings!

overhead view of small glass bowl of vinaigrette inside and gold fork reaching down into it

Assemble your four individual salads and drizzle dressing on top. Serve and enjoy immediately!

🍓 Note

In the recipe card at the end of the post, I share how many of each of the ingredients you’ll use for each serving. This makes it easy for you to make this recipe for just one or two!

overhead view of ready to serve strawberry chicken salad with sliced chicken, strawberries, pecans, feta cheese crumble all on a bed of lettuce in a wooden bowl

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overhead view of ready to serve chicken and strawberry salad with sliced chicken, strawberries, pecans, feta cheese crumble all on a bed of lettuce in a wooden bowl

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