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Avocado Chicken Salad (RECIPE)
Avocado Chicken Salad is a great salad for spring and summer! It’s made with chopped lettuce, cucumber, red onions, sliced avocado topped and grilled chicken
By Jane S March 27, 2023
Avocado Chicken Salad (RECIPE)
Ingredients
For The Chicken Breast
- 2 small free range organic chicken breasts
- Salt and black pepper
- ½ cup basil pesto
Salad
- 5 cups lettuce chopped
- 1 cup cucumber sliced
- ½ avocado sliced
- ½ cup red onions sliced
Salad dressing
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (Kasadrinos **FREE Bottle**)
- A pinch of red crushed pepper
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1. Chicken: Season chicken w/ salt and pepper (or hot sauce optional).
- 2. Place chicken on a greased grill or grill pan and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side, or until the chicken is cooked though.
- 3. Leave the breast chicken to cool down, slice it and set aside.
- 4. Salad: In a large salad bowl, add first the lettuce, and then top it with cucumber, red onions and avocado.
- 5. In a mason jar, pour the freshly squeezed lemon juice and olive oil. Add salt and pepper and red crushed pepper. Whisk everything together. Continue to whisk while streaming in the olive oil. Taste to check the seasoning and pour over the salad.
- 6. Add the sliced breast chicken.
Enjoy!!
Servings : 2
Ready in : 7 Minutes
Course : Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish
Calories: 360kcal
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