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This Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Salad recipe is bursting with colour, flavour, and texture. The grilled pineapple makes for a stand-out salad!<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been on a salad making kick lately, finally getting around to photographing all of our favourite main dish salads.<\/p>\n

This project started out as being for my keto block, but ended up spilling over to my other 2 food blogs. <\/p>\n

This teriyaki chicken and pineapple salad, for instance, doesn\u2019t QUITE fit into my own low carb diet... but it\u2019s way too fantastic of a recipe to not share!<\/p>\n

So, here we are!<\/p>\n

This salad - with colourful vegetables, juicy chicken, and sweet grilled pineapple - is a great way to get the whole family to eat more vegetables.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a big fan of main dish salads, and this one does NOT disappoint. It\u2019s hearty, filling, and overflowing with delicious flavors.<\/p>\n

The best part?<\/p>\n

If you get the chicken marinating ahead of time, this is a great recipe for easy dinners on busy weeknights. <\/p>\n

Toss the chicken on the grill, and you\u2019ll have a fantastic meal in half an hour or less!<\/p>\n

Anyway, let\u2019s get to it!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ingredients<\/h2>\n

This grilled teriyaki chicken salad is a SUPER simple recipe, and you\u2019ll definitely be able to find all the ingredients in almost any grocery store.<\/p>\n

I tend to look at this in 3 parts - the base salad, the toppings, and the juicy teriyaki chicken. Some notes for you:<\/p>\n

Base Salad<\/h3>\n

I like to meal prep several days worth of salad base bowls on grocery day - some sort of fresh greens, along with some fairly neutral fresh vegetables - Usually shredded broccoli stems, carrot, green onions, cucumber, and radish.<\/p>\n

1 batch makes 10 salads, so we\u2019ve got a few days worth of base salads to adorn all kinds of different ways. (They tend to last 6-7 days in the fridge.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a pretty slick way to get a lot of vegetables into our diet, and feels like SO much less work than making full salads individually. <\/p>\n

See my Salad Meal Prep<\/a> post for full details on how I do it.<\/p>\n

Want to make this salad as a standalone thing? <\/p>\n

You can use a base of salad greens, spring mix, baby spinach, and\/or romaine lettuce. I\u2019d add some cucumber and green onions in, for good measure.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Teriyaki Salad Toppings<\/h3>\n

Because the chicken is so blah looking (brown sauce, white meat), I like to have a lot of colour in the salad toppings.<\/p>\n

While this varies every time I made this salad, I tend to use:<\/p>\n

Fresh pineapple rings
\nBroccolini
\nRed Cabbage (Sometimes Napa cabbage)
\nRed Bell Pepper (Sometimes green bell peppers as well)
\nRed Onion
\nGreen Onions<\/p>\n

Sometimes I\u2019ll also use some mandarin oranges, crunchy cashews, and\/or sesame seeds, but didn\u2019t this time around.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Teriyaki Vinaigrette Dressing Ingredients<\/h4>\n

I make a light homemade teriyaki sauce themed dressing for this salad. <\/p>\n

Rather than the thick, syruppy sauce usually associated with teriyaki chicken, this is a light vinaigrette that shares the flavours of the traditional dish.<\/p>\n

In addition to a scoop of the teriyaki marinade, you\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n

Olive Oil
\nRice Vinegar<\/a>
\nSalt and Black pepper <\/p>\n

These ingredients are all pretty flexible. Sometimes I\u2019ll swap the rice vinegar out for another acid - lime juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice, or calamansi juice.<\/p>\n

Sometimes I\u2019ll swap out up to half of the olive oil with sesame seed oil.<\/p>\n

Sesame Oil<\/a> has a very strong flavour, it can be overpowering in this dressing... so I don\u2019t just swap out the olive oil entirely.<\/div>\n

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Teriyaki Chicken<\/h3>\n

I use boneless skinless chicken breasts, marinated in its own teriyaki sauce.<\/p>\n

If boneless chicken breast isn\u2019t your thing, feel free to use boneless skinless chicken thighs - 2 or 3 per person, depending on the size of the thighs.<\/p>\n

In addition to the chicken, you will need:<\/p>\n

Gluten Free Soy Sauce<\/a> or Coconut Aminos<\/a>
\nLight Brown Sugar<\/a>
\nRice Vinegar<\/a>
\nGarlic Paste
\nGinger Paste
\nSalt and Pepper<\/p>\n

Again, feel free to swap out the rice vinegar for another acid - pineapple juice is popular for this!<\/p><\/div>\n

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How to Make Teriyaki Chicken Salad<\/h2>\n

The full recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post. Here is the pictorial walk through, with some more detailed information where necessary.<\/i><\/p>\n

Marinated Chicken<\/h4>\n

Trim chicken breasts if necessary, then pound to an even thickness. <\/p>\n

Place chicken in a plastic baggie or container.\t<\/p><\/div>\n

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Whisk together the soy sauce, brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, and ginger. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.<\/p>\n

Measure out \u00bc cup of this mixture into a glass measuring cup or stick blender cup, set aside. <\/p>\n

Pour remaining mixture - the teriyaki marinade - into the baggie of chicken, seal and massage it in gently to fully coat. <\/p>\n

Chill for 3 hours or so.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Teriyaki Salad Dressing<\/h4>\n

Add olive oil and rice vinegar to the reserved marinade in a small bowl or stick blender cup. <\/p>\n

Whisk or use a stick blender to emulsify, season with a little bit of salt and pepper, to taste.<\/p>\n

Cover and chill until ready to use.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Salad Assembly<\/h4>\n

Heat your grill, spray generously with pan spray.<\/p>\n

Slice and core the pineapple, separate broccolini into smaller pieces.<\/p>\n

Remove marinated chicken from the bag. Pour remaining marinade into a small bowl, discard bag.<\/p>\n

Grill chicken breasts until cooked through - 165 F internal temperature - basting regularly with any marinade left in the baggie*. <\/p>\n

We like to start out at high heat to get a bit of a sear, then turn it down to medium heat to cook though,<\/p>\n

*Note: Cook for a minute or so after the last basting, for food safety!<\/i><\/p>\n

As your chicken is cooking, spray the pineapple and broccolini and season with a bit of salt and pepper. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Grill pineapple rings and broccolini until heated through, and nice grill marks are cooked into the pineapple pieces.<\/p>\n

Remove the cooked chicken from the grill, cover with foil as you prepare the salads.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fluff the base salads, or divide salad greens between 2 bowls. <\/p>\n

Arrange the cabbage, red peppers, onion, and green onions on the bowls of greens.<\/p>\n

Slice the chicken into bite sized pieces, arrange on top of the salad bowls, along with the grilled broccolini and pineapple.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Serve immediately, with the teriyaki vinaigrette (you may need to re-whisk\/blend it!).<\/p>\n

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More Gluten Free Main Dish Salad Recipes<\/h2>\n

Looking for more healthy salad recipes that are substantial enough to serve as a meal and gluten free? Look no further!<\/p>\n

Buffalo Chicken Salad<\/a>
\nChicken Bacon Ranch Salad<\/a>
\nChicken Satay Salad<\/a>
\nCobb Salad<\/a>
\nCurried Chicken Vietnamese Noodle Salad<\/a>
\nGrilled Halloumi & Peach Salad<\/a>
\nHarvest Chicken Salad<\/a>
\nHazelnut Crusted Chicken Salad<\/a>
\nHoney Ginger Shrimp Salad<\/a>
\nItalian Sub Salad<\/a>
\nKeto Taco Salad<\/a>
\nMandarin Glazed Chicken Christmas Salad<\/a>
\nMediterranean Chicken Salad<\/a>
\nSalad Meal Prep<\/a>
\nSeafood Cobb Salad<\/a>
\nSeared Tuna Salad<\/a>
\nSesame Ginger Chicken Salad<\/a>
\nShawarma Chicken Salad<\/a>
\nSteak Salad with Creamy Wasabi Dressing<\/a>
\nThai Pesto Salmon Salad<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

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Share the Love!<\/h2>\n

Before you chow down, be sure to take some pics of your handiwork! If you post it to Bluesky, be sure to tag us - @CelebrationGen<\/a>. We're also on Pinterest<\/a>, so you can save all your favourite recipes to a board!<\/p>\n

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Finally, if you love this recipe, please consider leaving a star rating and a comment, and\/or sharing the link on social media!\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Teriyaki Chicken Salad<\/h2>\n
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This Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Salad recipe is bursting with colour, flavour, and texture. The grilled pineapple makes for a stand-out salad!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Prep Time<\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time<\/span>15 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Marinating Time<\/span>3 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time<\/span>3 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span> 30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Course: <\/span>Main Course, Salad<\/span><\/div>
Cuisine: <\/span>Asian<\/span><\/div>
Diet: <\/span>Gluten Free, Low Lactose<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
Servings: <\/span>2<\/span> Servings<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Calories: <\/span>647<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>

Teriyaki Chicken:<\/h4>