Nicknamed my POWER SALAD, this Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado and Goat Cheese is pretty much the best salad ever! Watch the video showing you how to make it this recipe, then scroll to the bottom of this post to print out the recipe so you can make it at home.
Oh, if I were a single girl, I’d eat salad every night for dinner. That’s how much I love the stuff. I’d eat mixed greens with berries and chicken. I’d eat arugula topped with salmon and drizzled with fresh lemon juice and olive oil. I’d eat crunchy romaine with roasted tomatoes, bacon and a generous dose of blue cheese dressing. And I’d eat a ton of spinach salads like this Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado and Goat Cheese.
I gave up my single life (and eating salads for dinner) 17 years ago. It’s pretty rare that I can actually get away with serving salad for dinner these days. Instead, my family wants their version of dinner, which means a plateful of three things: a meat, a starch and a vegetable (or a big bowl of pasta).
Having somewhat of a rebellious nature, I decided to go for it with this salad. I fed my family SALAD for dinner. I started with spinach… sliced it into slivers.
…and then I added tomatoes and corn…
…and plenty of avocado and chopped, cooked chicken…
….and goat cheese and toasted pine nuts.
I drizzled a simple and tangy Dijon vinaigrette on top…
…and then I plated this Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado and Goat Cheese as dinner for my family. No meat/vegetable/starch meal for them on this night- just SALAD for dinner.
And guess what? They loved it 🙂
Here are a few more spinach salad recipes you might enjoy:
- Southwest Spinach Salad
- Red Raspberry Spinach Salad
- Cranberry Spinach Salad with Gorgonzola
- Chickpea and Spinach Salad with Cumin Dressing
- Autumn Apple and Spinach Salad
- Reset Quinoa Spinach Salad
- Spinach Salad with Hot Prosciutto Dressing
If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below.
Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado and Goat Cheese
Ingredients
SALAD:
- 8 cups chopped spinach
- 1½ cups cooked, chopped chicken
- 1 cup halved cherry or pear tomatoes
- ½ cup corn (canned, frozen or fresh off the cob)
- 1 large avocado, sliced
- ⅓ cup crumbled goat or feta cheese
- ¼ cup toasted pine nuts
DRESSING:
- 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place spinach in a large salad bowl. Add remaining salad ingredients.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredients. Pour over the salad and toss (a little at a time... as much dressing as you desire).
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This salad is mouth watering.Absolutely yummy! thxxxxxx
This looks like it would make a great ‘Mason Jar’ salad for lunch as well…. dressing, chicken, corn, avocado, pine nuts then spinach, I think…….
Lori, it is awesome, I served it a few times this summer and it was a WOW! Curious as to nutrional count….do you have it? It is so good I’m afraid it be like too high in something? But I realize you don’t need a lot of dressing for this!
I didn’t figure the nutritional info on this one. Glad you enjoy!
Excellent! I found this on Pinterest the other night, and I couldn’t get it off of my mind since I found it! LOL It was super yummy!!! Even my non-salad eater son ate some of it. 🙂
This caught my eye on Pinterest tonight…looks so good Lori!! I could eat salad for dinner most nights too!
Eating spinach as salad is such a great idea! I love sponach, but so far, I only ate them cooked. Thanks!
This looks great, making it for dinner tonight. Found it on Pinterest!
Looks great! Avocados make everything better! About to run the store to get the ingredients for lunch, think I’ll add black beans as well. Love corn and black bean with avocado, the flavors are great together!
oooooh this sounds delish, would love to make for my mother in law, but she HATES avocado…any suggestions??
You can always leave it out!
This salad is a favorite in my house. So simple and SO good. I love it!