Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

All of our Instagram followers are probably laughing right now.  Me and my salads (if you haven’t checked them out, head to our feed!).  But I won’t apologize!  My salads are taking all of the amazing summer produce and making them shine.  This Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing will check all of the boxes.  (And stay tuned for the Salad-in-a-Jar recipe posts later this summer-these are my new obsession!)  Eating the rainbow has never been more fun!

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This summer has been crazy busy and part of why I love these summer salads is how easy they are.  Grill some protein, add some vegetables, top with a flavorful dressing and Voila! Instant meal.

Plus I just feel good eating fresh, real food. (Who doesn’t?)

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So grab your CSA box, run to your nearest farmer’s market, harvest the bounty from your garden and make your own salad masterpiece!

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Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword Blue Cheese Dressing, grilled buffalo chicken salad

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Marinade Time 30 minutes

Total Time 18 minutes

Servings 6 servings

Calories 250 kcal

Author With Two Spoons

Ingredients

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad

• 3 chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup Buffalo sauce + extra for drizzling (I use Frank's Buffalo Sauce)
• 5 ounces salad greens
• 1 cucumber, sliced thinly
• 1/2 cup radishes, sliced thinly
• 1 cup tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles
• 2 Tablespoons chives, chopped

Blue Cheese Dressing

• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 4 ounces blue cheese crumbles
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Blue Cheese Dressing

1. Combine Greek yogurt, buttermilk and mayonnaise in a small bowl.  Add white wine vinegar, blue cheese crumbles and salt.  Mix well.

2. Transfer dressing to glass container and allow to rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Grilled Buffalo Chicken Salad

1. Place chicken and buffalo sauce into a ziplock bag.  Marinade for 30 minutes.  Remove chicken from the bag and discard bag and left over buffalo sauce.

2. Grill chicken over medium-high heat for approximately 3 minutes per side or until temperature reaches 160°F. Remove from grill and allow chicken to rest for 10 minutes.

3. On a platter, heap salad greens.  Mound blue cheese crumbles in the center of the salad greens.  Arrange cucumber slices, radish slices, and tomatoes.

4. Slice grilled buffalo chicken and arrange on salad greens.  Drizzle additional buffalo sauce over chicken.  Sprinkle salad with chopped chives. Serve salad with Blue Cheese Dressing.

Recipe Notes

Go ahead and add any other vegetables you like!  

The calories listed are for 5 ounces of buffalo chicken breast, salad and 2 Tablespoons of Blue Cheese Dressing.

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