Chicken and Strawberry Spinach Salad

Chicken and Strawberry Spinach Salad

Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup pecan halves
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 cups spinach, washed and torn into bite-sized pieces
• 2 cups cooked chicken breasts, diced
• 2 cups strawberry slices
• 2 cups nectarines, slices
• 1/2 cup poppy seed salad dressing (bottled or homemade)

Directions

• 1 In a small heavy saucepan or skillet, melt butter.
• 2 Add pecans; saute 2 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent burning.
• 3 Sprinkle with cinnamon; mix well.
• 4 Continue cooking 2 minutes more.
• 5 Cool on a foil-lined baking sheet.
• 6 In a large bowl, combine spinach, fruit and chicken.
• 7 Place on four salad plates.
• 8 Top with pecans.
• 9 Serve with poppy seed dressing.