Spinach Salad with Chicken, Avocado, and Goat Cheese

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 1/4 cup pine nuts
• 8 cups chopped spinach
• 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 large avocado – peeled, pitted, and sliced
• 1/2 cup corn kernels
• 1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese
• Salad Dressing:
• 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Toast pine nuts in hot skillet until lightly browned and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes.

Put spinach into a large salad bowl; top with pine nuts, tomatoes, chicken, avocado, corn kernels, and goat cheese.

Beat white wine vinegar, olive oil, and Dijon mustard together in a small bowl until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss lightly to coat.