This Chicken and Pear Quinoa Salad is a quick and healthy option for lunch or dinner!
The flavors blend together perfectly and you can use any dressing you want.
Ingredients in Chicken and Pear Quinoa Salad:
- baby spinach
- quinoa
- dried cranberries
- honey roasted sliced almonds
- pears
- feta cheese
- chicken breasts
- raspberry vinaigrette salad dressing (or your favorite salad dressing!)
How to make Chicken and Pear Quinoa Salad:
- Cook quinoa according to directions.
- In a bowl, toss together spinach, cranberries, almonds, pears, chicken, feta cheese, and quinoa.
- Serve with your favorite dressing and enjoy. We love raspberry vinaigrette with ours, but anything works!
What other salad toppings would be good on Chicken and Pear Quinoa Salad?
I love this salad, because it is so versatile.
You can make it as sweet or savory as you’d like.
Here are a few of my favorite salad additions and recommendations:
-Blue Cheese: if you don’t like feta cheese, you could easily switch out
-Pecans: I love the almonds on this salad, but really any nut would be delicious with it.
-Celery: This is a simple vegetable to sneak into this salad, because it doesn’t have a lot of taste and pairs nicely with fruit. You will love the extra crunch as well.
-Cucumbers: They add a similar texture and flavor as well as celery. They add that crunch the salad needs!
-Raspberries: I am the biggest raspberry fan. This salad would really be good with any berry!
-Mangoes: They add the perfect amount of sweetness and flavor to any salad.
-Tuna: If you need a chicken replacement, I have also tried this salad with tuna and it was delicious.
-Bacon Bits: Bacon Bits add the perfect amount of salty, savory, goodness.
More green salad recipes to try:
- Apple Cranberry Walnut Green Salad
- Seven Layer Green Salad
- Italian Fresh Green Salad
- Our Family’s Favorite Taco Salad
- Layered Bacon and Swiss Green Salad
- Cucumber Dill Salad
Chicken and Pear Quinoa Salad
Ingredients
- 10 ounces baby spinach (1 package)
- ¾ cup uncooked quinoa
- ⅔ cup dried cranberries
- ⅔ cup honey roasted sliced almonds
- 2 pears diced
- 2 Tablespoons feta cheese
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts cooked and chopped (we love Tyson's Grilled and Ready chicken strips for an easy substitute)
- raspberry vinaigrette dressing (or your favorite salad dressing)
Instructions
- Cook quinoa according to directions.
- In a bowl, toss together spinach, cranberries, almonds, pears, chicken, feta cheese, and quinoa.
- Serve with your favorite dressing and enjoy. We love raspberry vinaigrette dressing with ours.
Notes
- The salad dressing is not included in the nutrition facts.
- Some other substitutions or additions to try in this salad:
- Blue cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- pecans or walnuts
- celery
- cucumbers
- tuna
- raspberries
- mangoes
- bacon bits
Nutrition
Equipment
- Large Bowl
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