3 Easy Summer Salads

Fill your plates with these incredible summer salads! There are three options, blueberry spinach, Blackened chicken and even an epic pesto salmon! Pick your new favorite from this video and enjoy! INGREDIENTS BELOW👇

BLUEBERRY SPINACH SALAD INGREDIENTS:
4 cups baby spinach, 5-6oz bag
1 ½ cups broccoli florets, chopped
1 cup blueberries
1 avocado, diced
¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
2 tablespoons chopped nuts, walnuts or pinenuts
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
⅓ cup White Wine Vinaigrette

BLACKENED CHICKEN SALAD INGREDIENTS:
2 chicken breasts
1 ½ teaspoons blackened seasoning
1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
1 large head of romaine, washed and chopped
1 avocado, sliced
1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
¾ cup bocconcini mini mozzarella, halved
¼ cup basil shreds
⅓ cup white wine or Champagne vinaigrette

SALMON PASTA SALAD INGREDIENTS:
12 ounces penne pasta
8 ounces fresh salmon, about 2 fillets
Salt and pepper, for seasoning
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 pint cherry tomatoes
½ cup pesto, store-bought or homemade
1 lemon, juiced
⅓ cup grated parmesan or Romano cheese
Fresh basil shreds, for garnish and optional

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 3 Summer Salad Recipes
0:10 Blueberry spinach salad
0:20 How to prep spinach for salad
0:30 What to add to spinach salad
0:40 Chopped salad with spinach and blueberries
0:50 Best berries for salads
1:00 How to cut an avocado for salad
1:10 Goat cheese spinach salad with berries
1:20 Best nuts for spinach salad
1:30 White wine vinaigrette for summer salads
1:52 Blackened Chicken Salad
2:02 Chopped romaine lettuce for a salad base
2:12 Add tomatoes & cheese
2:28 Blackened chicken for salad
2:38 Prep ahead tips for salads
2:50 Best toppings for salad
3:00 Fresh basil for salads
3:10 Using pesto for salad
3:20 Easy salad dressing
3:35 Salmon Pasta Salad
3:45 Best pasta for pasta salad
3:55 How much salmon to use in salmon pasta salad
4:05 How to use salmon in salads
4:15 Salmon pasta salad ingredients
4:25 What to put in summer pasta salad
4:35 Dressing for salmon pasta salad
4:45 Pesto salmon pasta salad
4:55 Mixing pasta salad with salmon and pesto
5:05 Finishing touches
5:15 Easy summer salad recipes
5:35 Salads for summer
5:45 Prep ahead tips

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