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10 colourful chicken salad recipes

Ripe with fruit and vegetables, these colourful recipes range from easy take-alongs to one-dish dinners that will take your usual salads in a new (and delicious!) direction.
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Grilled chicken and strawberry salad.
Roberto Caruso.

10 chicken salad recipes

Brussels sprouts caesar salad with chicken

This weeknight wonder is a simple way to get a fast, fresh meal on the table, with a satisfying new twist.

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10 colourful chicken salad recipesBrussels sprouts caesar salad with chicken.Photo, Sian Richards.

Warm chicken and apple salad

A hearty salad that holds its own at dinner. Pour out a few glasses of crisp white wine for guests, and sit down to enjoy a fresh, harvest-inspired meal.

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Warm-chicken-and-apple-saladWarm chicken and apple saladPhoto, Roberto Caruso

Colourburst citrus chicken salad

Made with only a handful of fresh ingredients (chicken, arugula, avocado, beet), wow your family (and your taste buds!) with this easy triple-tested recipe tonight.

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10 colourful chicken salad recipesColourburst citrus chicken saladPhoto, Roberto Caruso

Baby greens with chicken and spring vegetables

Spring now comes in a salad! Chicken tops a bed of soft baby greens, mixed with crisp stalks of asparagus, spicy radish and soft cheese. 

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dinner plan: Baby greens with chicken and spring vegetablesBaby greens with chicken and spring vegetables. Photo, Michael Alberstat.

Gwyneth Paltrow's Chinese chicken salad

Try this crunchy, refreshing salad. Packed with protein and Asian flavours, it’s as tasty as it is pretty.

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10 colourful chicken salad recipesGwyneth Paltrow's Chinese chicken salad.Photo by Ditte Isager.

Grilled chicken on lime avocado quinoa salad

Ancient grains like amaranth, buckwheat and millet may not be pantry staples (yet!), but they’re all gluten-free, nutritious and delicious. The recipes in Grain Power introduce new tastes and textures into everyday dishes like this chicken and quinoa salad.

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10 colourful chicken salad recipes

Grilled chicken and strawberry salad

This easy, no-fuss dish starts with grilled chicken right off the barbecue. Fresh strawberries and Granny Smith apples add the sweet-tart complement to this light warm-weather salad.

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10 colourful chicken salad recipesGrilled chicken and strawberry salad.Roberto Caruso.

The modern Cobb salad

We’ve updated this classic salad by replacing iceberg lettuce with peppery arugula, subbing pancetta for bacon and adding asparagus.

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We've updated this classic salad by replacing iceberg lettuce with peppery arugula, subbing pancetta for bacon and adding asparagus.The modern Cobb salad.Photo, Yvonne Duivenvoorden.

Grilled buffalo chicken salad

Bold flavours and a bit of heat make this classic chicken salad a potently delicious dish.

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Grilled-buffalo-chicken-salad-0-lGrilled buffalo chicken salad.Photo, Jodi Pudge.

Balsamic grilled chicken salad

Making healthy lunches for when you're on the go has never been easier!  Layer you ingredients in a jar, with dressing at bottom to keep fresh until ready to eat.

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10 colourful chicken salad recipesBalsamic grilled chicken salad.Photo, Roberto Caruso.

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