spring lemon rotisserie chicken salad

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Auburn, AL
Updated on May 20, 2026

In the month of May and into summer, I like to make up cool salads. What is better than a rotisserie veggie salad? Lemon pepper, rotisserie chicken, juicy cherry tomatoes, crispy bacon, green onion, red onion, olives, cucumber, Romaine lettuce, salad with sweet balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Yum.

prep time 8 Hr 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method No-Cook or Other
yield

Ingredients

  • 1 medium lemon pepper rotisserie chicken, deboned
  • 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1 medium hot house cucumber, cut into quarters
  • 1/2 medium red onion, minced
  • 6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
  • 6 green onions, diced, whites and greens chopped
  • 2 bags premade romaine salad mix with purple cabbage pieces (10 oz each)
  • 1 can medium whole black olives, sliced
  • 6 ounces Mediterranean Feta cheese crumbles
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon dill, dried
  • 6 ounces Craisins
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • SWEET BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE DRESSING
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 9 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

How To Make spring lemon rotisserie chicken salad

  • Step 1
    Secure a plastic resealable bowl. Open bags of lettuce and add two bowl – cutting into chunks to make smaller bite-size pieces.
  • Step 2
    To the bowl, add cut cherry tomatoes, chopped olive, green onion, red diced onion, crumbled cooked bacon, Feta cheese, and grated carrots, along with Craisins and rotisserie chicken pieces.
  • Step 3
    Toss salad to thoroughly combined all ingredients.
  • Step 4
    Prepare dressing in a mason jar thoroughly mixing well. Shaking well is the key to getting the honey distributed with all the other ingredients for vinaigrette dressing.
  • Step 5
    Pour dressing over bowl of chopped salad ingredients, and toss until coated
  • Step 6
    Serve warm or refrigerate for one hour. I made a triple batch of this balsamic vinaigrette, sweet dressing.
  • Step 7
    You can add diced green apple, walnuts, pecans, or diced celery for a bit of crunch.
  • Step 8
    Bon appétit

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Ingredient: Chicken
Culture: American

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