Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing Recipe

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This Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing is made with a seasoned, juicy chicken with a vibrant salad, and tossed with an superior creamy avocado dressing that tastes similar to guacamole. Avocados are ldl ldl cholesterol free and filled with vitamin – now we have to get MORE in our consuming routine!

Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing, with corn, tomatoes, onion and lettuce.

Gasp, shock horror, I’m lastly posting a salad! Prolonged overdue….rather a lot for my New Years’ determination to place up additional inexperienced points proper right here on RecipeTin Eats.🙌🏼

Can I be reliable? I’ve really made and photographed a handful of salads….salads with oomph, not wimpy ones. I indicate salads that are healthful nonetheless nonetheless actually satisfying to have as meals.

I write up the recipe and even schedule it to publish….then I get distracted by one factor I’m rather more passionate about. Like that Baked Chinese language language Sesame Chicken I shared a couple of weeks prior to now. I really had the slot reserved for a Buffalo Chicken Salad, but it surely certainly obtained bumped on the ultimate minute because of I made the Sesame Chicken the day sooner than and I obtained overly passionate about it.

Oops. Rather a lot for an skilled editorial calendar. I’ll on no account run an accurate journal. Can you take into consideration?? Altering my ideas on the ultimate minute like that!

Nonetheless instantly I’m sticking to my weapons because of Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing is considerably worthy of getting as meal. And all of it comes all the way in which all the way down to this – the creamy avocado dressing. 🙌

Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing - The creamy, healthy avocado dressing is the star of this!

Avocado dressing ingredients in food processor

Beautiful ripe avocado and a handful of various parts to make a luscious avocado dressing that really tastes like avocado.

I used to make avocado dressing with buttermilk, using that to skinny it out to a dressing consistency. Nonetheless then eventually my sister was spherical, and in her atypical type, she opened the fridge and commenced poking spherical for points to eat. Spied a tub of avocado dressing, caught her finger in for fashion, scrunched up her nostril and said “This doesn’t fashion like avocado.”

In response to which, I instantly caught my finger in for a method, capable of argue….and realised….it didn’t. At least, not enough like avocado.

Buttermilk was the difficulty. The flavour was too intense, it overpowered the avocado. So I fixed my recipe. 🙂

I make this salad with a tasty chicken which is seasoned for extra flavour. I really suppose it is worth making a main spice rub to flavour chicken for salads. Makes salads further attention-grabbing!

Spiced chicken for Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing

And it’s carb free. And cheese free. Miracle of miracles! 🙂

I promise to share additional healthful, lower calorie meals in 2016. My recipes aren’t typically cream / butter heavy till it’s for a selected take care of. Nonetheless I’ve a complete repertoire of lower calorie, additional vitamin dense recipes.

I am considerably interested in rising my weekly recipe posts from 3 to 4, and making the extra recipe a healthful one.

What do you suppose? Do you want to see additional healthful recipes proper right here on RecipeTin Eats?

PS That’s healthful…..with out compromise! I can’t compromise flavour for vitality…I merely can’t. It’s not in my DNA!!!

MORE CHICKEN SALADS YOU’LL LOVE

  • Lemon Chicken Salad

  • Chicken Pasta Salad

  • Hawaiian Chicken Salad

  • Chinese language language Chicken Salad

  • Thai Chicken Salad

  • Mexican Avocado Chicken Salad

  • Additional massive Salads for Meals

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PS I’ve included Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing inside the RecipeTin LITE class (which is only for recipes <500 vitality) on the concept that I doubt you may use all the avocado dressing. 🙂

Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing Recipe

Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing Recipe

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Serves: 2 Prep Time: Cooking Time:
Nutrition facts: 505 calories 20 grams fat
Rating: 5.0/5
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 large or 1 small ripe avocado
  • 1 garlic clove , minced
  • 2 tbsp diced red onion
  • 1/4 cup cilantro , stems and leaves, not packed in
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil (optional)
  • 1 tbsp plain low fat yoghurt (I use Greek)
  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 3 - 5 tbsp low fat milk
  • 1/4 tsp onion or garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Black pepper
  • 5 - 7 oz / 250 - 300g chicken breast , skinless boneless (I had 1 large one)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/4 tsp each onion powder , garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • Black pepper
  • 1/2 cup diced red onion
  • 1 corn , steamed, kernels cut off (or 3/4 cup cooked kernels)
  • 3/4 cup cherry tomatoes , halved or quartered
  • 5 cups chopped lettuce

Instructions

  1. Avocado Dressing: Place the ingredients in a small food processor and whizz until smooth. Use MILK to adjust consistency, and adjust salt to taste. (Note 1)
  2. Spice Rub: Combine ingredients and scatter on a plate.
  3. Chicken: Slice into 4 - 5 thin steaks on the diagonal, then coat both sides with Spice Rub.
  4. Cook Chicken: Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add chicken and cook both sides until dark brown. Remove onto a plate and cover loosely with foil. Rest for 5 minutes then slice thickly.
  5. Pile the Salad ingredients onto a serving platter then place the chicken on the side.
  6. Serve with Avocado Dressing.

Notes

1. I like to puree it a lot so the cilantro/coriander becomes pureed into the dressing because it adds to the green colour of the dressing. But you could puree it less so you have more specks of green in the dressing. It doesn't affect the flavour, it's just aesthetics!
This makes more dressing than you will need. It's hard to make less. The leftovers are fantastic to use as a sauce for other proteins, use as a dip or to spread on toast! It thickens when you refrigerate it.
2. Nutrition per serving. Approximately 150 calories of this is attributable to the avocado dressing - and it assumes you use all of it, which you probably will not. So the chicken and salad is around 350 calories. Avocados are fairly high in calories BUT it is good fat. Remember that!!! 🙂

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Sarah Miller

Hi, I’m Sarah Millar!
I’m a food blogger who loves creating quick and easy recipes that bring big flavor without the fuss. Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated — and I’m here to share simple, fast food ideas that anyone can make at home. When I’m not in the kitchen, you’ll usually find me tasting new dishes, exploring cafés, or coming up with fresh food hacks to make everyday meals more fun.

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