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Last week I told my kids we were going on a picnic with some of my “co-workers” (that’s my fancy way of saying blog friends). You see, the folks at Wendy’s invited us to a picnic lunch with a few other Kansas City bloggers, giving us the chance to try their new Berry Almond Chicken Salad.
My “co-workers”: Julie, Molly, Erin, me, Jenn and Candy
When we started driving the sky began to turn dark and the rain began to come down. The closer we were to Wendy’s (and the nearby park for our picnic) the darker the skies became. It became fairly obvious that our plans for a picnic were going to have to change.
Jenn and Erin’s kids sitting nicely, eating their lunch while my kids were wrecking havoc everywhere.
What’d we do instead? Our group of 6 bloggers and all of our kids invaded the Wendy’s restaurant and had our own little picnic inside. (If you were at the Wendy’s we invaded, I have to apologize to you now… and to the man who said the sound of our children was music to his ears, I have a few I’d be happy to pass off to you for your listening enjoyment).
Candy captures the fun!
Before you know it we were all settled in with our salads, taking pictures and chatting away (and getting strange looks from people wondering why we were taking pictures of our food from Wendy’s). It wasn’t the ideal picnic, but it was so nice to catch up with local blogging friends.
Ella and Leah work diligently on their Minute to Win It game
The Berry Almond Chicken Salad was really quite good. With a combination of 11 different types of freshly chopped greens, fresh berries, roasted almonds, Asiago cheese, grilled chicken breast and a fat-free raspberry vinaigrette dressing, this is the perfect salad for your summer lunch and dinner cravings. I loved the entire flavor combination, and my kids loved to swipe the blueberries and strawberries right out of the bowl.
Sweet baby Sam steals a berry from his mama’s salad
Wendy’s would like to be a part of your summer and they are giving one lucky Dine & Dish reader the chance to win a $25 gift card so you can give the Berry Almond Chicken Salad a try for yourself! As your required entry, leave a comment on this post letting me know what your favorite salad toppings are. All entries must be received by Wednesday, June 8th at midnight CST.
This is a sponsored post provided by Wendy’s and The Motherhood. Wendy’s and The Motherhood provided a gift card for us to enjoy lunch as well as one to giveaway to you, a picnic basket full of fun games for the kids, and a stipend for the time and travel involved. All opinions are my own.
I love sprouts on my salad, ice cold cucumbers, and crushed up saltine crackers (my dad taught me that) with blue cheese dressing.
Hmmm, I do love what I call my veggie drawer salads–favorite toppings include chunks of cucumber, slivers of celery, fresh tomatoes, dried cranberries, fresh strawberries (I don’t have all of these things at one time) or fresh blueberries, and feta.
Cheers!
I love spinach and red onions in my salad
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Strawberries!
Blueberries-YUM!!!!!
What a wonderful “picnic” with “coworkers”! See, I knew you’d find some KC peeps. Still, though, anytime you want to head up here, we will welcome you into our group, too. Miss you! xoxo
Would you believe our group is up to 49 some bloggers now? I never knew Kansas City had so many bloggers!
It sounds like your get together turned out to be fun after all. I love to put nuts and crushed potato chips on top!
Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Croutons and Celery!
Nuts! Almonds, walnuts, pecans,…
I love dried cranberries, toasted nuts, cucumbers, tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach and a raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
I love the cranberry pecan salad at Wendys so this new salad sounds good. At home I love apples, pecans and cheese.
I like some shredded cheese and crunchy things like nuts and croutons and cukes
I like shredded beets on top!
Oooh! I am so in love with their Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad! This one sounds equally yummy! I don’t have any real favorites, just as long as there is a sweet component (like cranberries, candied nuts, mandarin oranges) and a tangy component (love blue cheese crumbles), I’m set. Roasted red peppers are fabulous, now that I really think about it!
BACON!!! and maybe some cheese but really just give me the bacon-lol
I LOVE mixed baby greens, baby spinach or arugala with fresh sliced strawberries and other seasonal berries…blackberries and blueberries are great too. I also love tossing in one mandarin orange snack pak cup into the salad…juice and all…make sure it is the fruit in juice and not syrup for a lighter version. In the fall, we also add diced apple and pomegranate arils! As well, we love to toss in halved pecans or walnut pieces and, toasted almonds are always great too! The fruit adds such a wonderful color and the flavor is amazing! Chicken, cheese and croutons are always optional…as well as any yummy fruit based vinaigrette dressing. Often, the light juice from the orange cup is enough to glisten and flavor the baby lettuces for a kid-pleasing flavor! It’s a true family favorite!!! So glad Wendy’s is jumping on the bandwagon with such a wonderful array of flavorful salads too! Thank you for sponsoring such a delightful giveaway! :-b
Fresh fruit, sliced almonds, tomatoes and grilled chicken.
Lately I have have been on a dried cranberries kick! Thanks for the opportunity!
My favorite toppings are Spinach,sprouts,eggs,cucumbers and feta cheese .
Black olives are a must have on my salad’s…Yum!!