Avocado Chicken Salad with Fresh Strawberries and Poppy Seed Dressing
Avocado Chicken Salad with Fresh Strawberries and Poppy Seed Dressing is filling enough to to serve as the main meal!
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Strawberry Avocado Chicken Salad
Guys, this year I’m ditching the paper plates and entertaining in style with Lenox’s gorgeous French Perle melamine picnic dish ware!
When was the last time you went on a picnic? I try to sneak in picnic events every summer, and they have been the most memorable outings.
In fact, I giggle when I think about the year I sent Alan to claim a picnic table that was located right on the beach.
I wanted the perfect setting for my mom’s birthday celebration to serve Grilled Steak Sandwiches, with mini cheesecakes along with festive Spanish Sangria and that particular spot was so pretty!
The extra effort it took to grab an ideal spot was worth it! Now every time we pass by that area in unison we’ll say, “remember when we had a picnic there?!”
Simple Picnic Ideas
Sometimes I grab simple prepared foods like hummus, cheese and crackers, but my most favorite meals are the ones that are healthy, hearty, easy to prepare, and you feel like you’re dining at a restaurant!
Make hearty sandwiches like this Crab Salad Sandwich or pick some up from a deli.
This Strawberry Avocado Chicken Salad with poppy seed dressing is also an ideal meal for a picnic. All the food can be prepared in advance, and then transported in the same lightweight serving pieces.
What to Bring on a Picnic
Once you have decided on the menu, don’t forget the following:
- Blanket or towels to sit on if there isn’t a table
- Utensils for serving and eating
- Napkins or paper towels
- Beverage and cups
Poppy Seed Salad Dressing For Avocado Chicken Salad
All the ingredients in this salad are fresh and delicious including the salad dressing! In fact, don’t be tempted to buy a ready-made dressing.
This poppy seed dressing takes minimal effort to put together. This is what you’ll need:
- Milk
- Mayonnaise (light is ok)
- White wine vinegar
- Sugar alternative (erythritol) I used Swerve
- Poppy seeds
Put it all in a container with a lid, shake it up and it’s ready to go. Easy!
Add a Fresh Drink and Dessert to Your Picnic!
Enjoy this Strawberry Avocado Chicken Salad with homemade peach lemonade and for dessert how about trying these low carb chocolate thumbprint cookies!
Looking For More Salad Recipes?
Salads are light and refreshing! Enjoy as a main dish or to compliment any meal. Be sure to check out these delicious recipes
- Grilled Ginger Chicken Sesame Salad
- Keto Chicken Salad
- Cabbage Salad Recipe
- BLT Chicken Salad
- Keto Asian Grilled Chicken Salad
Avocado Chicken Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
Ingredients
Poppyseed Dressing
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise light is ok
- 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar alternative erythritol I used Swerve
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
Salad
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken tenders cooked and chopped
- 1 pint fresh strawberries cleaned and halved
- 1 large avocado cut into cubes
- 1/2 small red onion thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup pine nuts toasted
- 10 ounce mixed salad greens
Instructions
- In a small jar add milk, mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, Swerve and poppy seeds.
- Cover with lid and shake until well combined. Place in the refrigerator until ready to serve over salad.
- In a large Bowl add mixed greens.
- Gently fold in strawberries, onion, avocado, chicken and pine nuts.
- Drizzle 3-4 tablespoons of prepared dressing over salad and serve. Add more dressing if desired.
Notes
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I would join in on your picnic any day! Love the salad, the dressing, and everything else! Great photos.
What a fabulous salad this is!! So pretty too!
What a beautiful salad!! I am kicking off my New Years Resolution with this!
This salad has it all! Nice and filling, definitely a great way to start the new year.
I love a great picnic, that’s how Dan and I met! The picnic line is beautiful, so romantic and fun – it’s perfect for a romantic picnic! As is the salad – such a wonderful combination!
Awwww, so romantic! Picnics are fun and love bringing food that is a little unexpected like this salad.
What a beautiful salad. It looks lite and delicious!
Nice salad for a picnic and I love those dishes. The vintage look makes the picnic even more special. I will grab a straw hat and a silk scarf to complete the look
What a lovely summery dish, we are loving picnics this year and have many more planned in the coming weeks!
Now, that’s a power salad that will satisfy. Love it!
I love that melamine picnic dishware! They look Tuscan or even old world. So pretty! We don’t go on enough picnics and I want to really plan some more outings this year. Going to check that dishware out immediately!
Love the dishes! The colors are great. And your salad looks beautiful too!
Light and lovely salad and really adore your dish ware set. Beautiful. We have not had one picnic yet, hoping that Mother Nature just stops raining for one weekend…