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Spring Salad with Chicken

This easy Spring Salad with Chicken is the perfect light meal with a flavorful lemon parmesan dressing! It's a great way to use up leftover chicken for a simple lunch or dinner.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Main Dish, Salad
Cuisine Healthy
Servings 2 salads
Calories 522 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

For the salad

  • 4 cups mixed salad greens
  • 6 ounces cooked chicken Sliced, shredded, or cubed
  • 1/8 cup red onions sliced or diced
  • 1 ounce parmesan shaved or shredded
  • 1 avocado diced
  • 2 tablespoons pine nuts

Lemon Parmesan Dressing

  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup parmesan
  • 1 ounce lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions
 

  • Add all salad dressing ingredients in a shaker, jar, or small mixing bowl. Shake or whisk until well combined. Set aside.
  • Separate the salad greens evenly into two bowls, then follow with the chicken, red onions, pine nuts, parmesan, and avocado.
  • Drizzle the dressing over each salad to your preference. Toss and serve immediately.

Notes

When served with 2 tablespoons of the dressing, each serving has 5 net carbs.
Lemon parmesan dressing nutrition value per 2 tablespoons: 173 calories, 19.5 grams fat, 3.7 mg cholesterol,  452.5 mg sodium, 0.5 g carbohydrates, 0.1 g fiber, 0.1 g sugar, 0.9 g protein.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5 of salad + 2 tablespoons dressingCalories: 522kcalCarbohydrates: 11.1gProtein: 29.2gFat: 42gCholesterol: 75.9mgSodium: 768.6mgFiber: 6.1gSugar: 1.6g
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