Strawberry Fields Salad with juicy fresh strawberries, feta cheese, red onion, dried cranberries, bacon, grilled chicken, glazed pecans, and a sweet and tangy dressing is bursting with flavor.
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword Spring, strawberry
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 12 minutesminutes
Total Time 27 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Christin Mahrlig
Ingredients
1(5-ounce)package mixed greens
2cupssliced strawberries
1/2red onion,thinly sliced
1/4cupdried cranberries
1/2cupfeta cheese crumbles
1/2cupglazed pecans,recipe below
4slicesbacon,cooked and crumbled
2grilled chicken breasts,sliced
Dressing
1/4cupapple cider vinegar
2tablespoonshoney
2tablespoonswhite sugar
1teaspoonDijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste
3/4cupolive oil or vegetable oil
Glazed Pecans
1 1/2cupspecan halves
1/4cupwhite sugar
2tablespoonswater
1/4teaspoonsalt
1/8teaspoonblack pepper
1/4teaspooncayenne pepper
Instructions
To make dressing, whisk together all ingredients except oil. Gradually whisk in oil.
To make pecans, preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan, bring water, sugar, salt, and both peppers to a boil. Add pecans and stir for 30 seconds to coat well. Transfer to a baking sheet greased with butter. Bake 12-14 minutes.
In a large salad bowl, toss together greens, strawberries, onion, cranberries, feta cheese, chicken, bacon, and pecans.