Honey Mustard Chopped Salad – Chicken breast is marinated in a honey mustard vinaigrette, cooked, and then topped on a bed of chopped Romaine, cherry tomatoes, red onion, bacon, and avocado.
With spring comes tons of yummy produce. And because of that, I always get in a salad kick this time of year. I love all kinds of salad. There’s this Avocado Cucumber Salad that is refreshing yet hearty from all the chunks of avocado. Then there’s this Peach Caprese Salad that I fell in love with last summer.
Of course, I also love tons of traditional salads made with lettuce and tons of various toppings. It’s been a while since I shared one with you guys, the last one being this Southern Cobb Salad almost two years ago. Can you believe that?!
But wait no longer – today I have a great salad recipe that is simple yet satisfying. The ingredients are fresh and the flavors are familiar – nothing crazy about this salad.
Say hello to my Honey Mustard Chopped Salad!
How is this salad made
This salad is super simple. It’s made with tons of produce so you can really embrace the fruits of spring. In this salad we have the following:
- Romaine lettuce
- Cherry tomatoes
- Avocado
- Red Onion
- Crispy bacon
- Honey mustard chicken
- Honey mustard dressing
I make sure to dice the lettuce, onion, and avocado so that it’s a true chopped salad. I like the cherry tomatoes halved so I didn’t dice those up.
Honey mustard chicken
This major flavor in this salad comes from the honey mustard chicken. It’s a marinated chicken breast that cooked in its own sauce to seal in the flavors. To make this marinade you simply mix two different kinds of mustard, honey, garlic, olive oil, and apple cider vinegar. Yup, that’s really all there is to it!
Half of the marinade is set aside to be used in the dressing. To make the dressing, we just add a couple tablespoons of water to the marinade and whisk it all together. That’s it!
Tips & Tricks
- My favorite low-maintenance method of cooking bacon is in the oven. All you need to do is lay out the bacon strips on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil and bake in a 400-degree oven for 20 minutes. No flipping required! Make sure to drain the bacon on paper towels to collect the excess grease.
- This recipes serves 4 individual salads, however you can easily make this salad in one large serving for a crowd. Simply add all the ingredients to a large bowl, chop the chicken into small pieces, and toss together with the dressing.
- To dice avocado easily, cut the avocado in half and scoop out the flesh of the avocado in one large piece. Flip the avocado so that the center is facing down. Dice the avocado.
Honey Mustard Chopped Salad
Ingredients
For the marinade/dressing:
- ⅓ cup honey
- 3 tablespoons whole grain mustard
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For the salad:
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 raw chicken breasts
- 8 ounces bacon cooked and diced
- 6 cups chopped Romaine lettuce
- 1½ cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 avocados diced
- ½ cup diced red onion
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
Marinate the chicken:
- Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a shallow dish. Pour half of the marinade into a separate bowl. Set aside. Add chicken breasts to the shallow dish and coat them in the marinade. Cover and place in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
Make the salad:
- Once the chicken is marinated, add olive oil to a skillet and heat over medium heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and add a pinch of salt and pepper on both sides of each breasts. Add to hot skillet and cook for 6 minutes and then flip. Cook until chicken temperature reaches 165 degrees. Remove from heat and let rest.
- Split lettuce among 4 large plates. Top each salad with 1/4 of the bacon, tomatoes, onion, and avocado. Cut each chicken breast into slices. Add one breast to each salad.
- Take remaining marinade and add two tablespoons of water. Add a pinch of ground black pepper. Whisk together. Pour dressing over each salad. Serve immediately.
Notes
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More salad you’ll love:
Orchard Harvest Chicken Salad
Southern Cobb Salad
Avocado & Charred Corn Salad
That marinade is amazing and so flavorful! This is such a great salad if I want something filling and healthy. And you can’t go wrong with bacon and avocado. Delicious!
This is a fantastic salad. The honey mustard dressing is sweet and tangy and really makes this special. I will be making this again.
I can’t wait to try this salad soon! It’s perfect for the upcoming warmer days. And that chicken sounds so easy and delicious!
Such a perfect salad recipe to make for everyone. Perfect for dinner! Delicious!
This is probably my favourite salad of all time. The chicken, bacon, avocado combo couldn’t fit any better with that delicious honey mustard dressing. So fresh and tasty!
What a delicious salad, full of healthy ingredients and flavor. Perfect for upcoming Spring. I absolutely love it! I’m definitely going to try this one. Thanks for the lovely recipe.
It’s always great to have a go-to healthy lunch or dinner! I love how you photographed and styled it as well.
Picture perfect presentation and super exciting combination of ingredients. Honey Mustard dressing is super yum and perfect for a delicious salad craving.
It’s been ages since I made a proper salad! I’ll give this one a try!
This salad looks absolutely amazing!!! I could eat this everyday!
I could definitely go for a good salad right now! Will have to try this out.
This was everything a gourmet salad should be and then some! Loved all the balance of flavors; hands down delicious!
The chicken is amazing but I love homemade, simple dressings! It definitely makes the salad.
Now this looks like my kind of salad! I love honey mustard, so I can’t wait to give it a try!
Your salad ideas are always so perfect, especially the honey mustard dressing! I have been looking for a new way to jazz up my lunch salad, so I will definitely be trying this for my next lunch!
I love that the chicken is marinated in the honey mustard! What a way to pack in the flavor!
I am so obsessed with honey mustard with anything possible. This is no exception. This salad is so flavorful! Making again for sure.
This is my favorite type of dressing. Love a little honey in there. Will be trying it soon
This was such a beautiful, refreshing, tasting salad that our family loved. I loved the Honey Mustard, and the kids were all about the flavor, which is a miracle in my book. I will be making this one again.
I try to work salad into my lunch routine at least three times a week and this recipe was an absolute treat! The dressing is amazing and I love these ingredients together! Keeping this one forever!
That grilled chicken in the salad looks absolutely delciious! And the dressing – I love honey mustard dressing. Salads be like this, so I can eat it all day long!
The gorgeous picture drew me in but the ease of making the marinade and dressing basically at once completely sold me! Love all the flavors, it’s filling, fresh, and delicious
Honey Mustard and Bacon are two of my favorite ingredients! I’m always on the lookout for a new salad combo and this definitely fits the bill! So fresh and delicious!
Wow, this looks just mouthwatering and I love the healthy ingredients! Very nice…
I can’t believe how many fresh flavors are in this dish! Looks like summer on a plate — and I could definitely use some sunshine right now! Thanks for all your helpful tips and directions, too!
That vinaigrette sounds absolutely lovely! I love the flavors in this salad!
I’m loving the look of this salad! It looks delicious!
Honey mustard is so good! I think I could eat this salad several times a week!
I’m not a fan of dressing but love everything else in here and would eat this up so fast! yum
This is a salad my husband would go for. I always want salads but he says they’re not filling enough. This one definitely looks filling!
This Honey Mustard Chopped Salad looks really delicious and satisfying! I love the idea of the chicken breast being marinated in a honey mustard vinaigrette. All ingredients look sooo good together. Can’t wait to try this.
This salad looks and sounds so amazing! I would love to try this salad!
Kileen
cute & little
Yumm this looks so tasty!! I love a good salad. super super good!
I love the flavors in this salad!! So delicious, making again soon 🙂
I love everything about this salad. The fresh vegetables, the chicken!, and that dressing. This is a meal on its own. 🙂
Such a beautiful, yummy salad! Love this honey mustard dressing.
Honey mustard dressing is one of my favourite, so this is such a great salad combo with chicken! And such a brilliant idea using the dressing as a marinade, big thumbs up here!
What a great summer salad. I love all the ingredients in this salad especially the honey mustard dressing!