Place the chicken tenders into a large Ziploc bag with the zest/juice of the lemon and orange, thyme, paprika, two pinches of sea salt and one pinch of black pepper. Seal the bag well and toss to coat the chicken. Place in the fridge to marinade for 30 minutes, up to overnight. Once the chicken is in the marinade, make the dressing per directions below. This can be made the day ahead if you’d like.
When ready to prep the salad, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line a large baking sheet and a small baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and spray with coconut, olive or avocado oil cooking spray.
Place the cubed butternut squash onto the large baking sheet and toss with a drizzle of olive or avocado oil, a pinch of sea salt and a pinch or two of black pepper.
Place the garbanzo beans onto the small baking sheet and toss with a pinch of sea salt.
Place the butternut squash onto the top rack of your oven and the garbanzo beans on the middle or bottom rack. Roast for 8-10 minutes and toss both. Roast for another 6-8 minutes, until the squash is slightly browned and easily pierced with a fork and the garbanzo beans are slightly browned and crisp. Cooking time for the squash will vary a bit based on how large you diced it – the larger the dice, the longer it will need to roast and v.v.
While the squash and garbanzo beans are roasting, heat a large skillet or grill pan over medium heat. Once hot, place the chicken tenders onto the pan, leaving space between each piece. Let cook on one side for approx. 5 minutes, flip and cook another 3-4 minutes – or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.
While and the chicken is cooking, place the spinach and dried tart cherries into a large salad bowl and pour dressing over the top. Place in the fridge or set aside until ready to serve.
Once squash is finished roasting, spoon it on top of the prepared greens and then pour in the remaining salad ingredients. Toss the salad with tongs until well combined and coated with the dressing. Add the garbanzo beans last and give it one more toss. Serve!
Place all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk well until smooth and the mayo is completely incorporated. Place in the fridge until ready to serve the salad.
NOTE: After rinsing the garbanzo beans, lay them on a paper towel or dish towel in a single layer and pat dry with another paper towel or dish towel. If you have the time to let them air dry for a bit, that is ideal. But you want them as dry as possible before roasting them so that they don’t steam and therefore do not get crunchy.
Ingredients
Directions
Place the chicken tenders into a large Ziploc bag with the zest/juice of the lemon and orange, thyme, paprika, two pinches of sea salt and one pinch of black pepper. Seal the bag well and toss to coat the chicken. Place in the fridge to marinade for 30 minutes, up to overnight. Once the chicken is in the marinade, make the dressing per directions below. This can be made the day ahead if you’d like.
When ready to prep the salad, preheat the oven to 425 degrees F and line a large baking sheet and a small baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and spray with coconut, olive or avocado oil cooking spray.
Place the cubed butternut squash onto the large baking sheet and toss with a drizzle of olive or avocado oil, a pinch of sea salt and a pinch or two of black pepper.
Place the garbanzo beans onto the small baking sheet and toss with a pinch of sea salt.
Place the butternut squash onto the top rack of your oven and the garbanzo beans on the middle or bottom rack. Roast for 8-10 minutes and toss both. Roast for another 6-8 minutes, until the squash is slightly browned and easily pierced with a fork and the garbanzo beans are slightly browned and crisp. Cooking time for the squash will vary a bit based on how large you diced it – the larger the dice, the longer it will need to roast and v.v.
While the squash and garbanzo beans are roasting, heat a large skillet or grill pan over medium heat. Once hot, place the chicken tenders onto the pan, leaving space between each piece. Let cook on one side for approx. 5 minutes, flip and cook another 3-4 minutes – or until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees.
While and the chicken is cooking, place the spinach and dried tart cherries into a large salad bowl and pour dressing over the top. Place in the fridge or set aside until ready to serve.
Once squash is finished roasting, spoon it on top of the prepared greens and then pour in the remaining salad ingredients. Toss the salad with tongs until well combined and coated with the dressing. Add the garbanzo beans last and give it one more toss. Serve!
Place all ingredients in a small bowl and whisk well until smooth and the mayo is completely incorporated. Place in the fridge until ready to serve the salad.