Honey Lemon Chicken and Pear Salad

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Prep Time: 8

Cook Time: 22

Marinate: 30

Total Time: 1

Servings:

Calories: 442kcal

Author: Lauren

This honey lemon chicken and pear salad is a perfect blend of flavors and textures! It’s savory, sweet, and tangy—with crisp greens, soft cheese and crunchy nuts adding an extra layer of deliciousness. Enjoy this refreshing salad for a light lunch or quick weeknight dinner.

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Ingredients

6 oz. green leaf lettuce or mixed greens chopped
1 bartlett pear (150g) diced
1/4 cup pecans (30g) chopped
1/4 cup dried cranberries (40g)
1.5 oz. goat cheese crumbled
Fresh cracked black pepper

Honey lemon chicken:

1 lb. boneless chicken breast
1 Tbsp honey (21g)
1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (15g)
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (15g)
1 Tbsp garlic salt

Instructions

Marinate chicken: Pound chicken so it’s only 0.6” (1.5cm) thick at the thickest part (for large breasts around 8 oz. cut in half horizontally to make two and skip pounding). Add the chicken, honey, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic salt to a large ziploc bag or bowl. Rub marinade all over the chicken. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Prepare ingredients: Rinse greens. Dry well then use a sharp knife to roughly chop. Finely dice the pear.
Cook chicken: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Add chicken to a greased dish or sheet pan, drizzle any extra marinade on top. Once preheated, bake for about 22-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (internal temperature of 165F using a meat thermometer). Allow 5 minutes of rest before slicing.
Assemble salad! Divide salad greens, pear, pecans, dried cranberries, goat cheese and chicken between three bowls – about 2 oz. salad greens, 1/3 cup (50g) diced pear, 1.5 Tbsp (10g) chopped pecans, 1.5 Tbsp (13g) dried cranberries, 2 Tbsp (14g) goat cheese and 1/3 of the chicken (125g).
Crack on a generous amount of fresh ground black pepper and enjoy!

Notes

Optional– when ready to serve, add all assembly ingredients to a large cutting board and give everything a good chop! The honey lemon sauce from the chicken will help coat the greens, and everything will be evenly dispersed so you get the creamy goat cheese, tart cranberries and crunchy pecans in each bite!

I’ll add a little dressing while doing this too– when chopping everything together you don’t need a whole lot! (G Hugh’s honey dijon is yummy)

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