Nicknamed my POWER SALAD, this Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado and Goat Cheese is pretty much the best salad ever! Watch the video showing you how to make it this recipe, then scroll to the bottom of this post to print out the recipe so you can make it at home.
Oh, if I were a single girl, I’d eat salad every night for dinner. That’s how much I love the stuff. I’d eat mixed greens with berries and chicken. I’d eat arugula topped with salmon and drizzled with fresh lemon juice and olive oil. I’d eat crunchy romaine with roasted tomatoes, bacon and a generous dose of blue cheese dressing. And I’d eat a ton of spinach salads like this Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado and Goat Cheese.
I gave up my single life (and eating salads for dinner) 17 years ago. It’s pretty rare that I can actually get away with serving salad for dinner these days. Instead, my family wants their version of dinner, which means a plateful of three things: a meat, a starch and a vegetable (or a big bowl of pasta).
Having somewhat of a rebellious nature, I decided to go for it with this salad. I fed my family SALAD for dinner. I started with spinach… sliced it into slivers.
…and then I added tomatoes and corn…
…and plenty of avocado and chopped, cooked chicken…
….and goat cheese and toasted pine nuts.
I drizzled a simple and tangy Dijon vinaigrette on top…
…and then I plated this Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado and Goat Cheese as dinner for my family. No meat/vegetable/starch meal for them on this night- just SALAD for dinner.
And guess what? They loved it 🙂
Here are a few more spinach salad recipes you might enjoy:
Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado and Goat Cheese
Ingredients
SALAD:
- 8 cups chopped fresh spinach
- 1½ cups chopped cooked chicken
- 1 cup halved cherry or pear tomatoes
- ½ cup corn (canned, frozen or fresh off the cob)
- 1 large avocado, sliced
- ⅓ cup crumbled goat or feta cheese
- ¼ cup toasted pine nuts
DRESSING:
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place spinach in a large salad bowl. Add remaining salad ingredients.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Pour over the salad and toss (a little at a time… as much dressing as you desire).
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
We do salad for dinner at least once a week! It’s so nice to not cook and whip up something healthy in no time at all.
Avocado and Goat Cheese are one of my favorite combinations…
I am loving this salad!! This is so simple, elegant and looks amazing!!
This sounds absolutely wonderful. We have been doing salads with grilled chicken more often and my kids love them – and I love that. Will have to try this – we love goat cheese:-)
This recipe has so many of my favourite things, as well as being pretty to look at 🙂
Looks wonderful…except for the corn!
What a great combination of ingredients. I would eat a salad every day if it looked like this one. Yum!
I never bookmark salad recipes. My husband is the same as your family – a plate of meat, veggie, starch suits him just fine. But on occasion in the summer we both enjoy what we call a “big salad.” I do think he would love this as a “big salad” every now again this summer. So…I bookmarked this for later. 🙂
This is basically what I eat every night, plus quinoa. It’s amazing. I’m glad your family is coming around to see that as well 🙂
I’m always looking for more salad recipes, and I’m so glad that I have all the ingredients in my fridge! Will be trying this for lunch today!