Fuji Apple Chicken Salad Copy Cat Panera Bread Co. - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 rotisserie chicken (remove all meat from bone and allow to cool in fridge before assembling salad)
    1 (8 ounce) bag spring greens
    2 tomatoes, chopped (vine ripe is best)
    1 cup toasted pecan halves
    1 (2 1/2 ounce) bag apple chips (Granny Smith)
    6 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (can also use bleu or gorgonzola)
    1/2 red onion, sliced into rings
    1/2 cup dried cranberries
    2/3 cup olive oil
    2 tablespoons golden balsamic vinegar (also called white balsamic vinegar)
    2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
    2 -3 garlic cloves, finely diced
    2 small shallots, finely chopped
    3 teaspoons Dijon mustard
    3 tablespoons honey
Preparation
    Mix together all of the salad ingredients (first 8 ingredients) in a medium bowl OR serve buffet style allowing each guest to choose what they include and or choose to omit.
    Drizzle dressing (last 7 ingredients) over top.

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