Strawberry, Chicken, Bacon and Gorgonzola Salad

Strawberry, Chicken, Bacon and Gorgonzola Salad | https://www.hannahhepworth.com

Salads are the perfect summer food.  Light, crunchy, cool.  You can add anything you want.  And this strawberry, chicken, bacon and gorgonzola salad is sure to please the family.

Earlier this week I brought the kids to a nearby lake to cool off.  We were in a bit of a rush to meet friends so I decided to stop and get some fast food for lunch.  Yes, I know, I preach about eating real, whole foods, and Wendy’s is hardly real food but hey I’m a realist and sometimes you just have to bend a little!

I ordered the Chicken, Bacon, Strawberry and Blue Cheese salad and while I sat there in my car, shoveling it into my mouth as my kids were begging mom, hurry up, let’s swim…I looked over the ingredients list of the dressing and the honey roasted sunflower seeds that came with it and almost had a heart attack.  I never knew so many ingredients could be on such a tiny little seed! The chicken tasted a bit off and being the real foodie that I am, I actually had planned ahead and grabbed a little travel sized homemade container of salad dressing so I could avoid some gross ingredients.

Even though it didn’t really hit the spot I realized it was a pretty tasty combination of ingredients for a salad and would be an excellent salad to recreate at home.  It has the perfect balance of sweet with the strawberries and honey roasted sunflower seeds and salty with the bacon, and protein with the chicken…and then the tang from the gorgonzola cheese (prefer it to Bleu Cheese but you can use either).

Yeah this homemade version knocks Wendy’s out of the park and you can feel a lot better knowing that you are using some more wholesome ingredients;)

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What are your favorite salad combinations?  I love finding new yummy combinations.  Share your favorites in the comments below!  

 

:)Hannah