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This grilled chicken arugula salad is full of amazing, fresh flavor! And it’s easy to make, delicious and healthy! The green and red grapes add a nice sweetness to this chicken salad combined with the honey balsamic vinaigrette. And I added some chopped walnuts for a little crunch.
I love the fact that this grilled chicken arugula salad takes literally about 10 – 15 minutes to make and it’s perfect for lunch, or dinner on a busy weeknight. The ingredients are simple, and no prep work is required (except for the grilled chicken). Sometimes on weekends, I would grill a batch of chicken breasts seasoned with salt and pepper and store them in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator. I then use them during the week for quick recipes like this one. So convenient, and it makes eating healthy so much easier and stress-free.
Hope you enjoy this grilled chicken arugula salad! Let me know what you think if you try it. 🙂
How To Make Grilled Chicken Arugula Salad
What you need
Salad Ingredients
6 cups fresh arugula
2 cups seedless grapes, halved (i used green and red)
1/4 of a large red onion, sliced in thin strips
2 grilled chicken breasts, sliced
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
honey balsamic vinaigrette (ingredients below)
Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette Ingredients
1/3 cup olive oil
3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
3 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
To make the salad
Add arugula, grapes and red onion to bowl, and toss to combine. Top each bowl with 1/4 of the grilled chicken breasts. Sprinkle some walnuts and drizzle with vinaigrette. serve immediately.
To make the honey balsamic vinaigrette
Whisk all ingredients together for about 30 seconds until combined.
This salad was wonderfully light and flavorful and yet filling. I am planning to make it more often because it’s seriously that good!
Grilled Chicken Arugula Salad
INGREDIENTS
Salad Ingredients
- 6 cups fresh arugula
- 2 cups seedless grapes, halved (i used green and red)
- 1/4 of a large red onion, sliced in thin strips
- 2 grilled chicken breasts, sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- honey balsamic vinaigrette, ingredients below
Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette Ingredients
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 3 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 3 Tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
To make the salad
- Add arugula, grapes and red onion to bowl, and toss to combine. Top each bowl with 1/4 of the grilled chicken breasts. Sprinkle some walnuts and drizzle with vinaigrette. Serve immediately.
To make the honey balsamic vinaigrette
- Whisk all ingredients together for about 30 seconds until combined.
NUTRITION
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This salad looks amazing! I love the sweet grapes in here! It sounds perfect with the chicken and arugula!
I love that I came across this. I have been on a salad kick lately. They have been so delicious! I definitely want to try this one I love arugula.
Thanks for stopping by, Alexandria! I hope you like this salad! 🙂
Thanks Tricia! I am glad you like it! 🙂
Oh man! This looks super yummy!! I have been looking for some summer time recipes that highlight the fresh produce, and I think I am going to have to try this one! Great post and thank you!
This looks delicious! I’m a huge fan of quick and easy salads and I love the addition of grapes. Can’t wait to try!
Lisa
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Thanks Lisa! 🙂 Hope you like it!
I LOVE the look of this recipe and am so excited to try it. The only thing I might omit are the red onions because I don’t tend to like onion in my salad, but otherwise I couldn’t be more excited. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
This salad has all of the elements I love — sweet, savory, crunchy, and it looks so hearty! Gorgeous photos and it looks so delicious. 🙂
Thank you, Marcie! 🙂
Love the fresh grapes! This looks delish 🙂
Thanks Medha! 🙂
Anything with arugula in it is a winner to me.
I know, It’s my favorite green to add to salads! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Oh my goodness this looks delicious! I LOVE salads that are a mix of savory and sweet. I’d probably top it with some goat cheese, too, because I’m obsessed. 😉
xo, Caitlin
Oh yes, topped with goat/feta cheese sounds great!
I love the sweet of the grapes, savoury chicken with the peppery arugula. Looks like the perfect dinner or lunch! Just pinned!
Thanks for sharing, Bobbi! 🙂
This looks amazing! So perfect! Love grilled chicken and I have a huge obsession with arugula! Plus…the grapes 😉 Perfect sweetness!
Thanks for your kind words, Rebecca! 🙂
I’m not a salad girl and this looks simply amazeballs to me! Yummers!
thank you so much!! I am glad you like the salad! 🙂
This looks amazing! I love the addition of seedless grapes, pinning for sure to try later 🙂
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Thanks, Laura! I love grapes in salads, and they go really well with the chicken here. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!