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Chicken Salad With Avocado Sauce Recipe

Today's chicken salad with avocado sauce recipe is a nutritious and refreshing dish that can be ready in just 20 minutes. This salad is filled with whole ingredients, from lean chicken breasts to healthful fresh veggies, and topped with a DIY creamy avocado sauce.
  • cook TIME 5 mins
  • prep TIME 15 mins
  • total TIME 20 mins
Course: Side DishCuisine: American
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 248 kcal
Author: Tuyet Pham, Luna Regina

Ingredients (16)

  • 10 oz skinless boneless chicken breasts
  • 4 oz romaine lettuce
  • 4 oz cherry tomatoes halved
  • 2 oz canned chickpeas
  • 2 oz corn
  • 1 oz red onion sliced
  • 6 oz avocado sliced
  • 0.5 oz feta cheese crumbled
  • 4 tbsp homemade avocado dressing
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp garlic minced
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp ground pepper
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp cilantro chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

1

Butterfly the chicken.

2

Marinate the chicken: In a large bowl, season the chicken with 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp garlic, 1 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/4 tsp ground pepper, and 1/4 tsp salt. Mix until chicken is fully coated. Then let it marinate for 5 minutes.

3

Air-fry chicken: Put the chicken into the air fryer and cook at 375 ℉ for 10 minutes. Remove from the fryer and set aside. While the chicken is cooking, chop up all the vegetables for the salad.

4

Slice the chicken: Once cooked, remove the chicken from the air fryer and cut into 0.5-inch slices.

5

Assemble: Layer 4 oz romaine lettuce, 6 oz avocado, 4 oz cherry tomatoes, 2 oz corn, 2 oz canned chickpeas, 1 oz red onion and sliced chicken on a serving plate. Garnish with 2 tbsp chopped cilantro. Drizzle the sauce over the salad.

6

Top with 0.5 oz crumbled feta cheese. Add any extra 4 tbsp homemade avocado dressing on the side (optional). Serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 248kcal | Fat 14.2g | Saturated Fat 2.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat 2g | Monounsaturated Fat 7g | Cholesterol 52mg | Sodium 260mg | Potassium 670mg | Carbohydrate 13g | Fiber 5g | Sugar 2g | Protein 19g | Vitamin A 2919IU | Vitamin C 14mg | Calcium 47mg | Iron 1mg