Name: Harvest Salad with Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 pound chicken breast; salt and pepper, to taste; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 head romaine lettuce; 2 ribs celery; 4 green onions; 1 red apple, like fuji or gala; about 1/4 cup balsamic dressing; 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled; 1/4 cup dried cranberries

This harvest salad with chicken has all the best flavors of fall – apples, cranberries, and balsamic dressing.

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I originally published this post in September 2015; it was updated in 2025 with additional photos and improved text formatting.

When I think of fall recipes, I often picture hearty stews, roasted root vegetables, and casseroles. But when the weather is still warm well into fall, you want something fresh and a bit lighter.

This salad is so delicious! Crisp lettuce, crunchy apples, and salty feta are the perfect combo. You can make this using leftover chicken from another meal, but I’ve included cooking some simple chicken with the recipe below.

Closeup of salad with lettuce, chicken, dried cranberries, and feta.

How to make harvest salad with chicken

Ingredients

1 pound chicken breast
salt and pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 head romaine lettuce
2 ribs celery
4 green onions
1 red apple, like fuji or gala
about 1/4 cup balsamic dressing
1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 cup dried cranberries

Instructions

1. Cook the chicken.

Start by dicing the chicken into bite-sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a skillet and saute the chicken until cooked through. Set the chicken aside to cool.

2. Prep the vegetables.

Wash the lettuce, celery, green onions, and apples.

Cut the lettuce into small pieces. I usually rinse the leaves, then cut them into skinny ribbons and give them a few turns in the salad spinner. Slice the celery, green onion, and apples into bite-sized pieces.

Cooked chicken, feta, and apples on top of a bowl of romaine lettuce.

3. Mix the salad.

In a large bowl, combine the lettuce, celery, green onions, apples and cooked chicken. Toss together with the balsamic dressing to coat everything. Add feta and cranberries. Toss just a little bit to mix.

A large bowl with chicken, lettuce, apples, celery, and feta cheese.

This salad has all the best flavors of fall: apples, cranberries, and balsamic dressing. It’s really perfect for late summer and early fall when it’s still maybe a little hot and you don’t want to turn on the oven.

This is a really filling supper. It fed my family (2 adults and 2 kids) without anyone being hungry again later. If you like, serve it with some crusty french bread.

A bowl of salad with chicken, lettuce, apples, celery, dried cranberries, and feta cheese.

Printable recipe

Yield: 4 servings