Preparation
5 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Serves
4
Cooking Level
Easy
Ingredients
- 1 lb Pure Flavor® Uno Bites™ Nano Cucumbers
- 1 lb Pure Flavor® Juno® Bites Red Grape Tomatoes
- 2 10 oz bags baby spinach
- 4 large hard-boiled eggs
- 1 cup mushrooms, sautéed
- 1–2 avocados, sliced
- ½ cup red onion, chopped
- Blackened Chicken:
- 1 lb boneless chicken breasts (3–4 pieces)
- 1 tbsp olive oil (if needed)
- ¾ tsp paprika
- 1 pinch of cayenne pepper
- ¾ tsp garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Red Wine Vinaigrette:
- 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp maple syrup or honey
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
Directions
Step 1
For blackened chicken combine paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, sea salt and black pepper in a small bowl. Coat each chicken breast with the spice mixture.
Step 2
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook chicken for about 6–7 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear. Remove chicken from skillet and let sit for 5 minutes to cool before slicing for the salad.
Step 3
Divide the baby spinach among 4 plates. Arrange equal portions of chicken, hard-boiled egg, tomatoes, cucumber, mushrooms, red onion, and avocado on top of the greens.
Step 4
Just before serving, blend vinaigrette ingredients together and top salad.
