You know you have a good dish when your girlfriends say, “yeah bring that one thing over that you made last month.” Last year it was the Lentil Bruschetta. I took it everywhere. I think this salad will be the new bring-to-every-get-together dish. This is the recipe that our neighborhood girlfriends always ask our friend Tanya to bring and she got it from her girlfriend, Wawa. It’s been girlfriend and neighborhood tested, so you know it’s gotta be good.
Girlfriend Charming Chicken Salad
12 oz. of your favorite spring mix greens
1 cup sliced heart of palm
4 oz. crumbled gorgonzola cheese
2 avocados, sliced into bite-sized chunks
3 oz. candied pecans (we like the Sweet & Spicy Pecans from Trader Joe’s)
10 oz. chopped cooked chicken breast (approximately 2 breasts)
Dressing: Rapidly whisk together 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, juice from two lemons (preferably Meyer lemons) and 1 clove (or more to your preference) crushed garlic. Salt to taste.
Toss salad together and top sparingly with salad dressing. Et voila! Enjoy friends and share with your girlfriends!
I love this salad so much….thanks for sharing the recipe!