This delicious Chicken BLT Salad is topped with grilled chicken, slices of ripe tomato, cucumbers, crispy bacon, and chunks of blue cheese. Grilled Chicken Marinade is made with corn oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, prepared mustard, and spices.
This is the most delicious salad recipe ever! So simple to make with a simple chicken marinade, fresh green leaf lettuce, ripe tomatoes, chunks of blue cheese, cucumbers, and crispy bacon. Topped with a homemade balsamic dressing.
This yummy salad is filled with all the flavors of the traditional BLT, minus the toasted bread. And has the BEST chicken marinade ever!
A homemade Maple Balsamic Dressing is drizzled on top of this delicious salad. I love that you can just toss all of the chicken marinade in ingredients into a large zip-style bag and push around with your fingers. Toss in the chicken and marinade in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.
Tips on flattening boneless chicken breasts:
My dad always said that you should use what you have. So, no fancy equipment like a meat tenderizer for me!
I just use the child-size wooden rolling pin to flatten the boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Flattening chicken breasts helps them cook more evenly and tenderizes the meat. I use a large zip-style bag and flatten one chicken breast at a time.
Always keep one hand clean and one hand that handles the raw meat. Be sure and wash your hands thoroughly with soap and hot water after handling raw meat!
Try some of my other great grilling recipes that you can swap out corn oil in the recipe to make them better for you! Blood Orange Chicken, Citrus Marinated Chicken, Whiskey Marinated Steak, and Grilled Pork Chops.
I love grilling outside! Besides saving me from having to clean up the stove, grilling gives such wonderful flavors to food. Be sure and try my Sweet Chili Chicken, Grilled Wild Salmon, and Whiskey Marinated Steak.
I used boneless skinless chicken breasts instead of chicken with skin or removing the skin from chicken thighs. In addition, to lighten up this chicken marinade, I used corn oil in place of extra virgin olive oil and raw honey instead of a more processed sugar. And be sure and try this sweet yet tangy homemade Balsamic Dressing. Oh, it’s so good!
I mean, doesn’t this chicken look delicious?! Let it rest for about 5 minutes prior to slicing, so the juices don’t escape.
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Chicken BLT Salad
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- 2-3 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- ½ cup corn oil
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup apple cider
- ¼ cup whiskey
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 3 tablespoons prepared stone ground mustard
- salt and black pepper to taste
Chicken BLT Salad
- romaine or red leaf lettuce
- sliced tomatoes
- crispy bacon
- sliced cucumbers
- chunks of blue cheese
Maple Balsamic Dressing
- 1 cup corn oil
- ½ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons prepared stone ground mustard
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup (dark)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
Maple Balsamic Dressing
- Whisk all of the ingredients for the dressing in a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside. Refrigerate until needed.
Chicken Marinade
- In a large zip-style bag add the marinade ingredients and push around on the outside of the bag with your fingers to combine.
- Lightly flatten the chicken by placing one piece at a time inside a plastic bag or between two pieces of plastic wrap. Use a wooden rolling pin or a meat tenderizer to flatten the chicken slightly and make it even thickness.
- Place each piece of flattened chicken into the marinade. Place in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours and up to 24 hours.
- Preheat your gas grill to medium to high heat. If using a charcoal grill, pile charcoal bricks in the center of the bottom of the grill in a pile. Use lighter fluid to get them going. Wait until the flames are gone to spread the heated charcoal bricks out evenly in the grill.
- Grill the chicken over medium to high heat for about 3-4 minutes on each side. Turn occasionally with tongs. Pour the remaining marinade over the chicken while it cooks. Cook until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165 degrees F.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
Chicken BLT Salad
- On a large serving plate, arrange with lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, crispy bacon, and blue cheese.
- Add sliced grilled chicken and drizzle with dressing as desired.
Nutrition
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Kara Beth says
when you say apple cider, is that vinegar?
Jessica Robinson says
Apple cider is apple cider. It’s apples that are pressed and made into juice. Find it in the refrigerated section in the produce department. OR you can buy refrigerated apple juice (simply orange makes a great one) and has good apple flavor.
Debbie says
The recipe is perfect and easy to follow. I found all the ingredients listed.
Jessica Robinson says
So happy to hear you enjoyed it!!
Danielle says
This recipe looks good but it’s lacking many ingredients and instructions. How much chicken did you use? Quantities for the rest of the salad ingredients? It’s easy enough to throw it together after that but how much was used for everything?
Jessica Robinson says
Thanks Danielle,
Thanks for commenting! I’ve been updating recipes. It’s possible that I accidentally eliminated how much chicken to use. I’ve tried to update the ingredients and directions. For the salad. Just use what you like for salad ingredients and serve with the sliced chicken. (Save any extra chicken for leftvovers)
Jamie says
The maple balsamic dresssing looks so good and that bacon is perfectly crisp! Great recipe!
Jessica Robinson says
Thanks so much Jamie!
Krissy Allori says
This is such a great salad and so easy to make!
Jessica Robinson says
Thanks so much Krissy!
Caitlyn says
Yummy! Love the sound of this and all the healthy swaps!
Jessica Robinson says
Thanks so much Caitlyn!!
Kushigalu says
What a delicious and flavorful salad recipe. In love with this.
Genevieve says
This salad looks super yummy and easy to make!
Jessica Robinson says
Thanks so much Genevieve!