Avocado Chicken Salad (Printable)
Creamy avocado and chicken with lime, tomatoes, onion, and herbs - ready in 30 minutes for a light meal.
# What You'll Need:
→ Poultry
01 - 2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced or shredded
→ Produce
02 - 2 ripe avocados, diced
03 - 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
04 - 1/3 cup red onion, finely chopped
05 - 1/4 cup fresh cilantro or parsley, chopped
06 - 1 small cucumber, diced (optional)
07 - 2 cups mixed salad greens or lettuce
→ Dressing
08 - 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
09 - 2 tbsp olive oil
10 - 1 garlic clove, minced
11 - 1/2 tsp salt
12 - 1/4 tsp black pepper
# Directions:
01 - In a small bowl, whisk together the fresh lime juice, olive oil, minced garlic, salt, and black pepper until well combined. Set aside.
02 - In a large mixing bowl, combine the diced or shredded chicken, avocados, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cilantro or parsley, and cucumber if using.
03 - Pour the prepared dressing over the salad and gently toss to coat all ingredients evenly, being careful not to mash the avocado pieces.
04 - Arrange a bed of mixed greens or lettuce on plates and mound the avocado chicken salad on top. Serve immediately.
# Cooking Tips:
01 -
- The avocado does double duty here, adding creamy richness without needing mayonnaise or heavy dressing.
- It comes together faster than delivery and leaves you feeling genuinely good after eating.
02 -
- Avocado browns quickly once exposed to air, so this salad does not wait well and should be eaten shortly after assembling.
- A pinch of cumin or smoked paprika in the dressing transforms the entire flavor profile with almost no effort.
03 -
- Dice everything to roughly the same size so every forkful has a balanced mix of textures and flavors.
- Swapping Greek yogurt for the olive oil gives you a creamier dressing with added protein that clings to every bite.