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15-Minute Chicken Spinach Salad Light Dinner served on a white plate with fresh spinach, sliced chicken breast, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and homemade lemon dressing in a bright modern kitchen.

Chicken Spinach Salad – Light 15 Minute Dinner

A fresh and healthy chicken spinach salad made with tender chicken, crisp spinach, and a light dressing.This quick and easy dish is perfect for a light dinner or a nutritious meal.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 320
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups fresh spinach leaves
  • 1 cup cooked chicken breast sliced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • Salt to taste
  • Black pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • ¼ cucumber sliced
  • 2 tablespoons feta cheese crumbled

Method
 

  1. Wash the spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber. Pat them dry with a clean towel.
    Fresh spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber being washed and dried with a clean kitchen towel on a bright countertop.
  2. Place the fresh spinach leaves in a large salad bowl.
    Fresh spinach leaves placed inside a large white salad bowl in a bright kitchen setting.
  3. Add the sliced cooked chicken breast, halved cherry tomatoes, and sliced cucumber to the bowl.
    Sliced cooked chicken breast, halved cherry tomatoes, and cucumber slices added to a bowl of fresh spinach.
  4. In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, honey, and minced garlic. Mix well until the dressing is smooth.
    Olive oil, lemon juice, honey, and minced garlic mixed together in a small bowl to make a smooth salad dressing.
  5. Season the dressing with salt and black pepper to taste. Stir again.
    Salt and black pepper being added to the lemon garlic dressing before stirring until well combined.
  6. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients.
    Homemade lemon garlic dressing being poured over spinach, chicken, cucumber, and tomatoes in a large salad bowl.
  7. Gently toss everything together until the spinach, chicken, and vegetables are evenly coated with the dressing.
    Chicken spinach salad being gently tossed until the dressing evenly coats the spinach, chicken, and vegetables.
  8. Sprinkle the crumbled feta cheese over the top of the salad.
    Crumbled feta cheese sprinkled over the top of a fresh chicken spinach salad.