Easy Grilled Peach and Grilled Chicken Salad Recipe
This grilled peach salad recipe screams ‘summer’ and all things fresh, juicy, and bursting with flavor! Between the grilled peaches and grilled chicken, fresh mint, crisp veggies, and lemon dressing, every bite contains all of my favorite flavors of my very favorite season! This grilled peach salad requires minimal ingredients, yet is bursting with contrasting flavors and textures. After being grilled, the peaches add so much juicy freshness to the salad, while the lettuce, cucumbers, and onions add tons of crunch. It feels healthy yet satisfying and it’s naturally gluten-free. You can grill the chicken fresh for this salad, or you can use leftover chicken from last night’s dinner. It’s a flexible recipe that can be customized using whatever chicken you have on hand. The same can be said for the other vegetables and fruit and making swaps and substitutions as you see fit. Heirloom tomatoes rather than cherry tomatoes, butter lettuce in place of Romaine, nectarines instead of peaches – you get the drift – we’re talking flexibility. More on that below! The salad gets tossed with a quickie whisk-together or shake-together honey lemon vinaigrette that’s got a nice zing to it. But if you want to use another vinaigrette or a store bought dressing, go for it.
Ingredients Needed
You can mix and match the ingredients in this chicken, peach, and feta salad to use up whatever’s lying in your produce drawer. Here’s what I used to make the salad and lemon vinaigrette: Maybe this is your first grill, maybe it’s your fifth. But grill shopping can be very overwhelming and I take the guesswork out of it and give my top suggestions at a variety of price points!
Grilled chicken (see my suggestions below) Fresh peaches Honey Lettuce Cherry tomatoes Cucumber Feta cheese Onion (I used a red onion) Fresh mint Extra virgin olive oil Lemon juice Salt and black pepper (to taste)
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Grilled Peach Salad with Chicken
Grilling the peaches for this salad has a prep time of less than 5 minutes total — it’s so easy to do! If you’ve never grilled peaches before, this salad is the perfect way to try them for the first time.
- My favorite chicken to throw into the salad is this Grilled Hawaiian Chicken, which marinates in a combination of soy sauce, lemon juice, and ginger before being grilled.
- Second choice is my Grilled Lemon Chicken
- Another option is this spicy-sweet Grilled Peach Chicken. As a final note, you don’t have to use grilled chicken in the salad. If you have leftover roast chicken from last night’s dinner that you need to use up or if you meal prepped poached chicken, use that instead. Another option is using store bought rotisserie chicken. However, remember that you’re grilling peaches anyway so you may as well grill up the chicken, too! Below is a rough overview of the steps for making the grilled chicken and peach salad: Grilling Tips: If grilling on an outdoor grill and not on a grill pan, be sure to clean and then lightly oil the grill grates before adding the peaches. Because of their delicate nature, the heat, the honey, they will be prone to sticking. They also will cook very fast, in about 1 minute per side, so pay attention so they don’t burn.
Recipe Variations
You can customize this summer peach salad using any combination of chicken, veggies, and cheese you’d like!
Swap the grilled peaches for sliced fresh peaches. Grilling the peaches infuses them with tons of flavor and makes them super juicy, but fresh peach slices will work too! Or use nectarines, apricots, or even plums. Swap the grilled chicken for leftover roasted, baked, or poached chicken. Or, omit the chicken entirely. Swap the lemon dressing for your favorite balsamic vinaigrette. Swap the feta with another salty cheese, such as Parmesan or halloumi (which can also be grilled!). Or use a creamy burrata cheese, creamy goat cheese, or blue cheese.
Swap the lettuce with another leafy green, such as baby spinach, arugula, butter lettuce, of your favorite greens mix. Swap the fresh mint with other fresh herbs like basil leaves, chives, or parsley. Swap the veggies with any other summer vegetables, like bell peppers or avocado. Add nuts, such as pine nuts, walnuts, or slivered almonds. Hot honey dressing/vinaigrette is easy to achieve by adding a tiny pinch of cayenne pepper to the mix. Start with 1/8 teaspoon and work up. If you have chili oil on hand, 1/2 teaspoon of it should also do the trick.
Storage Instructions
If you think you’ll end up with leftovers, I suggest keeping all of the ingredients separate and preparing only as large a salad as you think you’ll eat right away. Refrigerate the dressing, veggies, chicken, and peaches in individual containers for up to 4-5 days.
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