Chicken Pear Salad with Goat Cheese sounds like a mouthful to say, but that’s what you will want once you’ve tried the Pear Dressing!
I had a heck of a time coming up with a name for this salad. I wanted to do it justice but thought Chicken, Pear, Blueberry, Pecan, salad with Goat Cheese…. and Pear dressing was just overdoing it. I’m getting hungry just thinking about this beautiful salad. Chicken Pear Salad with Goat Cheese will just have to do.
I used to think that I didn’t really need a recipe for a salad. All you had to do was throw a bunch of stuff together and add some dressing. Well, I don’t think all salads are created equal. Dressings definitely are not created equal. They’re easy to put together and taste so much better than store-bought.
This salad originated with some leftover chicken that we’d put on the grill the day before. With the weather getting nicer, I just had salad on the brain. When I ran (yea right…drove) to the store, I found some beautiful Anjou pears and blueberries and just ran with that idea. What resulted was a masterpiece of a salad. I hope you will agree.
Chicken Pear Salad with Goat Cheese
Author: Hostess At Heart
Chicken Pear Salad with Goat Cheese sounds like a mouthful to say but that’s what you’ll want once you’ve tried it with the Pear Dressing!
In a skillet, combine the apple juice, honey, and cinnamon. Once simmering, add the sliced pears. Cook for 3 minutes. Pears should be slightly softened but still firm. Remove pears from the liquid to stop cooking. Set the pears and liquid aside to cool.
In a salad cruet or jar, combine the dressing ingredients. Shake to blend.
Assemble the salad by placing greens on a plate. Add blueberries, sliced chicken, sauteed pears, pecans, crumbled goat cheese, and croutons. Dress lightly with dressing.
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
This salad made a great meal that filled us up and we weren’t digging through the cupboards looking for a snack an hour later. I really crave great salads that are on the healthier side but still delicious like our Chicken Salad Greek Yogurt recipe, and Chipotle Grilled Chicken Salad. I crave them!
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petra08
Wednesday 25th of May 2016
What an interesting combination! I love pear and often pair it with goats cheese but the the chicken and the blueberries?! Yum! :)
Julie Menghini
Wednesday 25th of May 2016
Thank you Petra!
Ai | Ai made it for you
Tuesday 24th of May 2016
I love chicken and fruit in my salads! This looks devine!
Julie Menghini
Tuesday 24th of May 2016
Thank you! We really enjoyed this one too.
Caroline
Tuesday 24th of May 2016
This sounds so delicious! I love pears and goat's cheese so you had me fairly sold before even looking at it but the recipe looks great too!
Julie Menghini
Tuesday 24th of May 2016
Thank you Caroline. We really enjoyed this combination too.