3cupsboneless skinless cooked chicken, chopped (I buy the Simple Truth brand rotisserie chicken from Kroger)
6-8cupsbaby spinach or baby kale/baby spinach mix (I buy the huge Simple Truth containers of pre-washed mixed greens from Kroger)
1apple, thinly sliced (any yellow-red apple will do great, I use honeycrisp or gala)
1½cupsquartered strawberries
¼cupchopped almonds (you can find the organic raw nuts from Simple Truth in the produce department at Kroger) (any favorite nut will work)
salt and pepper to taste
For the dressing:
⅔cupmayo*
½cupunsweetened vanilla almond milk (any milk product will work)
5tablespoonsLite&Sweet, xylosweet, baking splenda, Stevia or sugar
7teaspoonsapple cider vinegar
1tablespoonextra virgin olive oil or other oil
4teaspoonspoppy seeds
Instructions
First prepare the dressing by blending all dressing ingredients together (except for poppy seeds) until smooth. Stir in poppy seeds. Cover and chill until ready to use.
In a large bowl toss together chicken, spinach, apple and strawberries. Add poppyseed dressing and toss to coat. Top with almonds and serve immediately. If making salad ahead of time, toss the salad without the dressing, then add the dressing and toss immediately before serving OR you can serve the dressing on the side.
Notes
I use an all-natural mayo, like Avocado Oil Mayo from Chosen Foods or Just Mayo from Hampton Creek. Both can be found at Kroger. Feel free to also sub part or all of the mayo with plain Greek yogurt. Using Greek yogurt will change the flavor some, but will yield a lighter, lower calorie dressing.
Nutritional info is calculated using all of the dressing and I'm not so sure you would want to use all of it. The dressing recipe makes quite a bit. Nutritional info is also calculated using Just Mayo from Hampton Creek and Lite&Sweet.