Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
You will love how easy it is to make your own copycat Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Salad at home!
The Panera poppyseed salad is my most favorite salad. It’s sweet from all the fresh fruit and the creamy dressing is just divine.
With the warmer weather, I just don’t feel like cooking as much and I crave the Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Salad. Since we don’t have a Panera nearby, I make my own version at home.
The great thing about this salad is you can pretty much use whatever kind of chicken you want. Here I’m using cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts. However, you could also use rotisserie chicken, pulled chicken, or whatever leftover chicken you happen to have on hand.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Delicious and colorful salad that even kids love.
- Quick and easy – great for busy weeknights.
- This tasty salad is a great way to use up leftover chicken.
Ingredients
- romaine lettuce
- baby spinach
- pineapple chunks
- strawberries
- mandarin oranges
- blueberries
- chicken
- pecans
- poppy seeds
This is meant to be a brief overview of the Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Salad recipe. For step-by-step instructions and a full printable recipe card with ingredients, please scroll down to the teal box below .
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Storage
To Store: Store undressed salad leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. (These are my favorite airtight containers.
Variations
The first time you try any new recipe we recommend that you make it just as it is written on the recipe card since that is how the recipe has been tested. However, the next time you make our copycat Panera Strawberry Poppyseed Salad recipe, you might want to try one of these ideas:
- Try our Orange Poppy Seed Dressing recipe instead of poppyseed.
- Add a sprinkle of feta cheese or blue cheese crumbles on top.
- Instead of canned pineapple and mandarin oranges, grab some whole mandarin oranges and fresh pineapple from the produce section at your grocery store.
Serving Suggestions
This meal is pretty much perfect like it is, but you can pretend you’re at Panera and add some crusty bread on the side!
Similar Recipes
Next time, try one of these delicious salad recipes:
Related: Salads with Chicken – never get bored with your salad again. So many ideas for pairing chicken with mouthwatering veggies and fruits.
Not ready to make this yummy strawberry salad yet? When you do make it, please come back and comment and leave me a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating below!
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
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Ingredients
Salad
- 2 heads romaine lettuce chopped and rinsed
- 3 cups baby spinach
- 1 20 ounce can pineapple chunks, drained well
- 1 16 ounce package fresh strawberries, washed, cored, and quartered
- 1 15 ounce can mandarin oranges, drained well
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 3 to 4 cooked chicken
- ½ cup roasted pecans coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- Poppy Seed dressing to taste (homemade or store-bought)
Dressing
- 3/4 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Salad
- Toss together the spinach and romaine in a large bowl.2 heads romaine lettuce, 3 cups baby spinach
- Add the chicken.3 to 4 cooked chicken
- Top with additional fruit and sprinkle with nuts and poppyseeds.1 20 ounce can pineapple chunks, drained well, 1 16 ounce package fresh strawberries, washed, cored, and quartered, 1 15 ounce can mandarin oranges, drained well, 1 cup fresh blueberries, ½ cup roasted pecans, 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
- Serve with poppy seed dressing.Poppy Seed dressing
Dressing
- Whisk together all of the dressing ingredients in a mixing bowl.3/4 cup mayo, 1/4 cup half and half, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar, 2 tablespoons poppy seeds, 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard, salt, black pepper
- Taste and add additional seasonings as needed.
- Serve immediately. Store leftovers in the fridge.
Nutrition
More Dressing Recipes
- lemon vinaigrette
- buttermilk ranch dressing
- Caesar dressing without anchovies
- pomegranate vinaigrette recipe
- avocado ranch dressing
- orange poppy seed dressing
Meal Planning
Want to add this recipe to your meal plan? Download our free printable meal plan here.
This yummy salad recipe is included in Meal Plan 13 along with:
- crispy salt and pepper chicken
- easy orange chicken
- hamburger potato casserole
- lemon shrimp scampi
- oven roasted pork tenderloin
… and more!
Be sure to check out all our meal plan ideas here.
