This salad marries my two favorite things: honeycrisp apple and delicata squash!
This salad just tastes like a fall day with a bit of chill in the air and a slight crunch of leaves at your feet.
My philosophy on salad is that if you are going to make a good salad great – you have to use a great salad dressing, and that’s why Marzetti® Tastefully Dressed™ Honeycrisp Apple Dressing is the star of my chicken quinoa salad with Honeycrisp Apple Dressing.
I paired my beloved delicata squash into this salad. Best part about this salad is that the chicken and quinoa can be made ahead of time as part of your meal prep, then just cook off the delicata squash and assemble your salad. Because I marinated my chicken with Marzetti® Tastefully Dressed™ Honeycrisp Apple Dressing, the chicken has this amazing almost caramel taste.
Chicken Quinoa Salad with Honeycrisp Apple Dressing
This is a hearty salad that can be made with or without the delicata squash rings. The WW recipe link in the notes does not include the delicata squash, since it's not available year-round and tastes just as amazing with or without it.
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breasts
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 4 tbsp Marzetti® Tastefully Dressed™ Honeycrisp Apple Dressing
- 1 large honeycrisp apple (cored and thinly sliced)
- 4 tbsp dried cranberries
- 4 tbsp golden raisins
- 4 tbsp marcona almonds
- 1 tbsp goat cheese (crumbled)
Instructions
- Cook the chicken breasts in a skillet over medium heat until they reach an internal temperature of 165.
- Mix all ingredients without the chicken and coat with dressing until combined. Plate each portion and then place the cooked chicken on top, and drizzle extra dressing on top if desired.
Notes
If making the delicata squash:
- 1 large delicata squash
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup selter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Mix the flour, seltzer, salt and pepper. Heat a deep fryer or skillet with oil to 350 degrees. Place the sliced squash in the batter, and cook 1 1/2 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel.
To check how many WW points this is on your plan, click HERE! And keep in mind that the squash isn't included in the points because it's not available year-round.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 488Total Fat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 231mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 6gSugar: 21gProtein: 43g
This is the OG recipe with the delicata squash included. The recipe card I have with the WW link doesn’t include the delicata squash since it’s not available year-round, and I want people to still be able to make the rest of the salad since it’s so good!
- 1 pound chicken breasts (marinated in 1/4 cup Marzetti® Tastefully Dressed™ Honeycrisp Apple Dressing )
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 5 tbsp Marzetti® Tastefully Dressed™ Honeycrisp Apple Dressing
- 1 large honeycrisp apple (cored and thinly sliced)
- 4 tbsp dried cranberries
- 4 tbsp golden raisins
- 4 tbsp marcona almonds
- 4 tbsp goat cheese (crumbled)
- 1 large delicata squash
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup selter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- Cook the chicken breasts in a skillet over medium heat until they reach an internal temperature of 165.
- Mix the flour, seltzer, salt and pepper. Heat a deep fryer or skillet with oil to 350 degrees. Place the sliced squash in the batter, and cook 1 1/2 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel.
- To build: Mix the spinach and the quinoa with 1 tablespoon Marzetti® Tastefully Dressed™ Honeycrisp Apple Dressing. Divide between four plates. Slice the cooked chicken and place on the quinoa spinach mixture. Add sliced honeycrisp apples, the dried cranberries delicata squash. Drizzle each plate with an additional tablespoon of the Honeycrisp Apple Dressing.
Guys – this salad screams fall! It is sweet, the chicken is juicy, the delicata squash is crisp tender, and Marzetti® Tastefully Dressed™ Honeycrisp Apple Dressing brings everything in this salad together with its unique, vibrant flavor.
The Marzetti® Tastefully Dressed™ dressing is available locally at Walmart, Meijer and Hy-Vee in Chicago. Click this link to find them at a retailer near you. The dressings are made with a unique UV-protective label so that they are full of flavor, not full of preservatives.
Please let me know in the comments when you try this salad dressing – pinky swear you’ll love it as much as I do! #Marzetti #TastefullyDressed #sponsored
While this post was sponsored by Marzetti, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
