Grilled Chicken Salad Recipe

There’s nothing nicer than a well cooked grilled chicken salad recipe to get the mouth watering on a hot summers day. Serve this dish with baked potato or potato wedges for the perfect combination.

The trick to making a good grilled chicken salad is all in the way you prepare the chicken and make sure you use fresh, crisp leaves.

This grilled chicken salad recipe has a very nice basil and lemon marinade that brings the whole dish to life.

This dish is very easy to make and should take you no more than 30 minutes to prepare and cook. You will need to allow for the chicken to be marinated overnight for the best results.

Ingredients for Grilled Chicken Salad

• 6 boneless chicken breasts

Marinade

• ½ cup of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup of fresh lemon juice
• 6 cloves of garlic
• ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper

Salad Dressing

• 4 teaspoons of finely chopped basil
• 2 Teaspoons of Coriander
• 2 teaspoons of Dill
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1 cup of sour cream
• Salt and Peeper to taste
• 1 cup of mayonnaise
• ½ a cup of rice or cider vinegar
• 1 cup of seedless grapes
• 1 good size apple chopped
• ½ cup of raisins
• ½ cup of celery

Slice along the chicken breasts and open them up. Prepare the marinade ingredients by mixing together in a tray. Please the chicken breasts in the marinade and leave overnight. Remove the chicken breast and throw away the marinade.

Prepare the dressing by adding the olive oil, mayonnaise, lemon juice and vinegar into a bowl and mixing thoroughly. Now add the rest of the dressing ingredient and leave to one side.

Preheat your grill for direct cooking on medium heat and grill the chicken breasts for around 5 minutes on either side until the juices run clear. Place the grilled chicken breasts into a bowl and cover with the dressing ingredients and serve.

There you have it, a quick and easy grilled chicken salad recipes that the whole family can enjoy.

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