Chicken, Strawberry and Fennel Salad

Ingredients

• 1 pound grilled chicken breast strips
• 3 cups (about 1 pound) fresh strawberries, stemmed and sliced
• 3 cups thinly sliced fennel bulb
• 3 cups shredded radicchio
• 3/4 cup shredded basil
• 1-1/2 cups toasted walnut halves

  Vinaigrette:

• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1/3 cup walnut oil
• 2-1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon roasted garlic puree
• 1/3 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. To make salad: In large bowl, toss chicken, strawberries, fennel, radicchio, basil and walnuts with vinaigrette. Mound salad on 6 plates, dividing it equally.
2. To make vinaigrette: in blender or food processor, puree oils, vinegar, garlic puree, salt and pepper until emulsified

Recipe Yield: Makes 6 servings.

Source: California Strawberry Commission