Summer Rainbow Salad (with Homemade Raspberry Vinaigrette)

This bright & fresh salad is packed full of spinach, chicken, and fruit making it the perfect summer meal!

Ingredients:

For the raspberry vinaigrette:

• 1 cup raspberries (if frozen, thaw them first)

• 1/4 cup olive oil

• 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

• 1 Tbsp lemon juice

• 2 tsp sugar

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp garlic powder

• dash of pepper, to taste

For the salad:

• 2 medium chicken breasts, chopped or shredded

• 4 cups spinach, chopped

• 2 cups strawberries, sliced

• 1 (15 oz.) can mandarin oranges, drained

• 1 avocado, diced

• 1/4 cup craisins

• 1/2 cup pecans

• 1/4 cup Feta cheese

Directions:

For the vinaigrette:

1. Add all of the ingredients into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

For the salad:

1. Chop all of your ingredients and toss in a large bowl with half of the vinaigrette. Add more as needed and enjoy!

Notes:

• You can easily replace the vinaigrette recipe with a storebought raspberry vinaigrette! I just found that it was cheaper and pretty easy to make it at home.

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The raspberry vinaigrette recipe was adapted from Five Heart Home.