Applebee's Seasonal Berry & Spinach Salad

My husband, Josh, had Applebee's Seasonal Berry & Spinach Salad a month or so again and has been requesting I make it more than once. Last night, to his delight, I decided to try it. I had been dragging my feet because I didn't like the idea of fruit in my salad, but since summer is coming to a close I thought I would see it off with one final summery meal before we head into fall. Applebee's must keep their meal recipes on lock-down because I couldn't find a recipe for it anywhere! Only going off of what Josh told me was in it, pictures, calorie counts, and a great commercial about it I did my best are recreating it.. It came out pretty delicious and Josh said it was as good as Applebee's. Here's my take on it.

Ingredients:

1 bag spinach leaves

1lb strawberries

6oz blueberries

1lb thin sliced chicken cutlets

1/2 cup honey glazed pecans

some blue cheese crumbles to your liking 

raspberry vinaigrette dressing to taste

Directions:

First honey glaze the pecans by cooking pecans and a little more than 2tbsp of honey in a skillet on medium-high for about 4-6 minutes. Spread them out on a plate and let them cool completely while you make the rest of the salad. Cut chicken into strips and season to your liking. I sprinkled some salt and pepper on each side and called it good. Grill those babies up...I used my Cuisinart Panini Press. Throw the spinach leaves into your salad bowl, toss the blueberries, and blue cheese crumbles (which, like an idiot, I forgot to do so there they sat in the refrigerator until after we ate dinner...duh),  and slice up those delicious succulent strawberries into thin slices and add those to the salad as well. Once the chicken is done grilling add those and finally the honey glazes pecans. Add the raspberry vinaigrette or whatever dressing you like...or none at all.

Enjoy,
Becky


Here's the commercial I watched on it.