Cranberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Chicken and Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

Name: Cranberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Chicken and Orange Poppy Seed Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/4 cup canola oil; 2 tsp orange zest; 1/4 cup fresh orange juice; 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsp honey; 2 tsp dijon mustard; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 Tbsp poppy seeds; 1 lb chicken (, grilled); 9 oz baby spinach; 2 medium avocados (, cored and diced); 1 cup crumbled feta; 3/4 cup sliced almonds (, toasted); 3/4 cup dried cranberries

Published December 25, 2014. Updated December 13, 2018

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I dare say this Cranberry Avocado Spinach Salad is one of the best salads you’ll ever eat! It’s packed with bright flavor and nutritious ingredients. And you’ll likely find yourself making this Orange Poppy Seed dressing on repeat. Who new salad could be so good!

This salad is easily one of my new favorites! It has such exciting flavors that all blend so amazingly well together!

We all know that cranberry and orange were made to go together but when you add in creamy avocados, salty feta cheese, crunchy toasted almonds and a slightly sweet poppy seed dressing incredible things just happen.

Then of course I added grilled chicken because I wanted to make a meal out of this, plus I just love the flavor of any kind of orange chicken so I knew this salad needed it.

You can use another type of lettuce with this salad, pretty much any mellow type lettuce will do, I just love spinach for its’ color and nutrition.

Another thing I may try adding to this sometime would be bacon. I actually love the way bacon and orange pair together, plus nearly any salad (or any food for that matter) is better with bacon, right?

Enjoy!

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