Strawberry Chicken Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

This salad is a great weeknight choice: it's quick and easy and full of good-for-you-ingredients!  The sweetness of the strawberries is balanced by the savoriness of the honey mustard dressing, there's also creamy avocado, crunch corn, and marinated chicken.  Give it a try!

Strawberry Chicken Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing

Ingredients

Salad

• 2 Tbsp. coconut oil
• 4 chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
• 8 cups salad greens, of your choice
• 1 cup strawberries, sliced
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 1/4 cup scallions, sliced
• 1/4 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen
• salt & pepper to taste

• Dressing & Marinade

• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 3 Tbsp. whole grain mustard
• 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• salt & pepper to taste

Serves 4
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Combine all dressing/marinade ingredients and divide in half; save half for the dressing and pour the remaining half into a zip-top bag with the chicken thighs; marinate for at least two hours or overnight.
Preheat a medium skillet over medium-high heat, when heated add oil and sauté bacon until crisped, remove to paper towels to drain.  Remove chicken from marinade and pat dry with paper towels; discard marinade.  Sear chicken on both sides, then lower the heat and cover until chicken reaches 165.
Meanwhile, toss salad ingredients together; when chicken is done allow to rest for 10 minutes then thinly slice against the grain and add to salad along with the bacon.  Drizzle with dressing and serve immediately.