Panera Bread Green Goddess Salad with Chicken
A vibrant and healthy salad inspired by Panera Bread, featuring grilled chicken, fresh greens, and a creamy green goddess dressing. Perfect for a light lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
Pickled Onions
- 1 cup red onion (thinly sliced)
- 0.75 cup white vinegar
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 cup warm water
Salad
- salad spring mix
- 6 oz grilled chicken breast
- 1 slice bacon or turkey bacon (chopped)
- 0.5 avocado (diced)
- 0.33 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1 hard boiled egg (cut in half)
- 3 tbsp pickled onions
Green Goddess Dressing
- 1 cup fresh basil
- 2 tbsp shallot
- 0.25 cup cilantro
- 0.5 cup chives
- 1 tbsp fresh dill
- 0.25 cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1.5 cups plain greek yogurt
- 0.25 cup red grape juice vinegar
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- First, prepare the pickled onions by combining red onion, white vinegar, sugar, salt, and warm water. Let sit for at least 15 minutes.
- Next, make the green goddess dressing by blending basil, shallot, cilantro, chives, dill, lemon juice, garlic, dijon mustard, greek yogurt, red grape juice vinegar, salt, and pepper until smooth.
- Assemble the salad by combining spring mix, grilled chicken, bacon, avocado, cherry tomatoes, hard boiled egg, and pickled onions. Drizzle with green goddess dressing.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Adjust the amount of dressing to your liking. For a vegetarian option, omit the chicken and bacon.
Nutrition
Calories: 650kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 55g | Fat: 35g | Sodium: 800mg