From: Thorsten Meyner

Date: 30.08.2025

Chicken summer salad with strawberry dressing

Fresh salad with healthy chicken in a spicy marinade.

Ingredients

for 4 portions

  • 2 chicken breast fillets (200 g each)
  • 1 chilli
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 8 tbsp olive oil
  • 400 g strawberries
  • 250 g green asparagus
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 lettuce (small)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 8 slices of bacon
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 4 tbsp white wine vinegar

preparation

  1. For the marinade, finely chop the chilli and garlic and mix them with 4 tbsp of the olive oil in a deep plate

  2. Then marinate the fillets in the mixture

  3. Wash the strawberries and quarter 250 g of them (just hull the rest)

  4. Cut off the asparagus ends and peel the lower third to cut it into slices about 1 cm thick

  5. Halve and stone the avocado

  6. Then drizzle it with lemon juice before you roughly dice the flesh

  7. Then wash the lettuce, spin it dry and cut it small

  8. Sear the chicken fillets in the pan and salt them a little as you go

  9. Then cook them through for about 7 more minutes per side

  10. Also fry the bacon crunchy in a separate pan without fat

  11. Drain the fat briefly on some kitchen paper

  12. Now, for the dressing, fry the strawberries in the bacon fat in the pan and sprinkle them with the sugar

  13. Deglaze them with the vinegar, add 2 tbsp water and then purée the strawberries finely

  14. Season the dressing with salt and pepper

  15. Now also roast the asparagus with 2 tbsp oil for about 2 minutes over high heat in the pan. Salt it as you go

  16. Now it’s time to distribute the salad with the avocado pieces and strawberry quarters onto the plates. Add half a chicken fillet per portion along with asparagus plus bacon on top

  17. Drizzle the finished salads with a little strawberry dressing and olive oil

Thorsten Meyner

Thorsten Meyner is a professional chef who specialises in meat dishes. His demand for precision and quality ensures special taste experiences, and behind his strict appearance is a likeable professional with a great passion for his work.