Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

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balsamic vinegar, food, foodie, honey balsamic, postaday2011, recipe, salad, salad dressing, vegetarian, vinaigrette, vinegar

I had received a few messages last night asking what dressing I used for yesterday’s salad. Any balsamic dressing would pair nicely with a salad (year round) and works great as a marinade. Here’s my recipe, whipped together with little effort.

Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette

Ingredients:
2 parts balsamic vinegar, 1 part honey, 1 part vegetable oil, fresh ground sea salt, fresh minced shallots

Directions:
Whisk together ingredients and drizzle over salad.

What’s your go to dressing?

Strawberry & Spinach Salad with Pecan Encrusted Chicken

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balsamic, cannellini beans, chicken, dinner, dinner salad, entree salad, gorgonzola, honey balsamic, light fare, lighter fare, lunch, postaday2011, salad, side dishes, spinach, strawberries, vinaigrette, white kidney beans

Extra strawberries? Perfect for one of my favorite salads. When I waited tables in grad school, the restaurant had an entrée salad similar to this recipe. Of course, I always was adding and omitting things to make it my own.

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Pecan Encrusted Chicken

Ingredients:
pecan encrusted chicken, baby spinach, strawberries, gorgonzola cheese, cannellini beans, honey balsamic vinaigrette

Directions:
Arrange spinach on place and added sliced strawberries and cannellini beans. Sprinkle with gorgonzola. Slice chicken breast and place on top of salad. Drizzle with vinaigrette.

This time I didn’t have enough time to marinate my chicken breasts overnight. So I rubbed them with maple syrup and allowed them to sit 15 minutes (okay, I was starving, so that is pushing it) and dipped them straight into the flour, skipping the milk…

Vegetarian Version:
Skipped the chicken and opt for  plain or candied pecans… mmm…

Strawberry Spinach Salad

What is your favorite entrée salad?