Homemade barbecue sauce and sweet pineapple chunks bring a big punch of flavor to this grilled chicken salad.
Topped with a sweet and sour salad dressing made with pineapple juice and apple cider vinegar, this salad packs a ton of flavor and a lot of veggies.
The list of ingredients to make a homemade BBQ sauce is long, but don't let that deter you from making the sauce. Skip the refined sugars, preservatives, and who-knows-what-else in those store-bought BBQ sauces, and slather your own on the grilled chicken in this recipe.
Think ahead: make a big batch and store the leftover BBQ sauce in small jars in your freezer. Remove a jar from the freezer and place it in the refrigerator to use when you're ready for a new jar.
If you have Paleo kids or someone with a sweet tooth, this would be a good recipe to serve because the pineapple chunks and BBQ sauce add sweetness without a ton of added sugar.
If you make more salad than you can eat, enjoy the big chunks of grilled, caramelized pineapple and chicken the next day for leftovers!
Hawaiian Barbecue-Style Chicken Salad Recipe
Serves: 4 Prep: 15 min Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
- ½ cup Paleo barbecue sauce
- 1 pineapple, thickly sliced
- 6 cups mixed greens
- 1 red onion, sliced
- ½ cup grape tomatoes, halved
- ¼ cup pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Season the chicken breasts and grill the chicken until no longer pink, about 8 minutes per side.
- Liberally brush the barbecue sauce over the chicken, and cook for another 2 to 4 minutes per side.
- Remove from heat and let rest.
- Grill the pineapple for 2 to 3 minutes per side, then set aside.
- Slice the chicken and pineapple into bite-sized pieces.
- In a salad bowl, gently toss the pineapple, chicken, mixed greens, red onion, and grape tomatoes together.
- In a dressing jar, combine the pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and season to taste.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad, toss gently, and serve.
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Hawaiian Barbecue-Style Chicken Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- ½ cup Paleo barbecue sauce
- 1 pineapple thickly sliced
- 6 cups mixed greens
- 1 red onion sliced
- ½ cup grape tomatoes halved
- ¼ cup pineapple juice
- 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Season the chicken breasts and grill the chicken until no longer pink, about 8 minutes per side.2 chicken breasts
- Liberally brush the barbecue sauce over the chicken, and cook for another 2 to 4 minutes per side.½ cup Paleo barbecue sauce
- Remove from heat and let rest.
- Grill the pineapple for 2 to 3 minutes per side, then set aside.1 pineapple
- Slice the chicken and pineapple into bite-sized pieces.
- In a salad bowl, gently toss the pineapple, chicken, mixed greens, red onion, and grape tomatoes together.6 cups mixed greens, 1 red onion, ½ cup grape tomatoes
- In a dressing jar, combine the pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, olive oil and season to taste.¼ cup pineapple juice, 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar, ¼ cup olive oil, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad, toss gently, and serve.
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