Garden Fresh Salad with Grilled Chicken and Buttermilk dressing. A healthy recipe that will provide a good amount of fiber and protein to your low carb diet plan. If you are looking for healthy lunch recipes, this easy simple salad recipe is for you!
A complete lunch kit, made of fresh ingredients: corn, green beans, tomatoes, lettuce and red onion, served with grilled chicken breast and creamy buttermilk salad dressing that will add a tangy kick to it. It's packed with nutrients and has a high water content, so this crisp salad will help you feel full for a longer period of time than many other salads out there.
How to Make Garden Fresh Salad with Grilled Chicken and Buttermilk Dressing:
I served this garden fresh salad with juicy grilled chicken breast. I cut the chicken breast in half and I seasoned the chicken lightly with olive oil, salt/pepper and poultry seasoning. Then, I marinated in the fridge for at least 15 minutes and cooked it on a stove grill pan.
While serving I drizzled some of my homemade buttermilk dill salad dressing with greek yogurt over the top which tastes great and helps for presentation, too.
📖 Recipe
Garden Fresh Salad with Grilled Chicken and Buttermilk Dressing
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped fresh lettuce leaves
- ¼ cup chopped green beans
- ¼ cup chopped sugar plum or cherry tomatoes
- ⅓ cup fresh corn (or use thawed frozen corn)
- sliced red onion
- grilled chicken breast (cut into small bite pieces)
- buttermilk salad dressing (click here to view the buttermilk salad dressing recipe)
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
- ½ tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning (optional)
Method
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Brush both sides of chicken evenly with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place chicken on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 6 minutes on each side or until done. Let stand 10 minutes and cut into small bite pieces. Set aside. Optional: You can also marinate the chicken with poultry seasoning, cover and put in the fridge for 15 minutes before cooking.
- In a salad bowl or large platter, mix chopped lettuce, green beans, tomatoes, corn, and red onion. Add the chopped grilled chicken breast into the salad and drizzle with buttermilk dill dressing.
- Use less or more ingredients according to your liking.
Maurene Cab says
That dressing looks yummy! I know how dressings can make meals extra special. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Jona says
I am new to cooking and learning it. I have been checking out blogs who has recipes and glad I came over this. Good thing that this is a healthy one. My husband needs a little diet and chicken breasts are suggested for him to eat and avoid meats.
Rebecca Swenor says
This garden fresh salad with grilled chicken and butter milk dressing sounds amazing. I don't eat dressing but my family does so I would love to make the dressing for them. The salad is something I know I would love to eat and would make for a great lunch idea. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Karly says
This is everything I want in a summertime salad! Fresh, light, but still filling and tasty. Gotta try this soon!
Stephanie Pass says
I love a good salad and this one looks amazing! I want to try making this buttermilk dressing soon.
Emily says
I love to have salads in summer, they always seem so refreshing! I love the idea of making the yummy dressing!
Annemarie LeBlanc says
I was really interested in the Buttermilk dressing. I followed the link in the recipe and saved it for later. Thanks for sharing it. You can be sure it will be in a lot of the salads I make this summer.
Jenn Mitchell says
I love a good salad when the weather is warmer. This looks really good!
Mu says
This is the second recipe I've tried of yours this week. It's really good, I like the dressing as it's light yet still creamy enough. I added some extra asparagus in my salad, something I often do even if a recipe doesn't call for it.... I recommend that slight tweak/addition as the buttermilk dressing pairs well with the crunch of asparagus.