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Avocado Chicken Salad
Easy avocado chicken salad recipe takes just minutes to make! This delicious salad is topped with a homemade cilantro lime dressing.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
servings
Calories
254
kcal
Author
Kate @ I Heart Eating
Ingredients
Salad
6
cups
green leaf lettuce
torn
2
cups
cooked and shredded chicken breast
11
ounce
can corn
drained
1
ripe avocado
diced
⅓
cup
minced red onion
Dressing
3/4
cup
cilantro
minced
3
tablespoons
olive oil
3
tablespoons
minced red onion
2
tablespoons
sour cream or Greek yogurt
2
tablespoons
fresh lime juice
¼
teaspoon
salt
Pepper to taste
Instructions
Add the lettuce, shredded chicken, corn, avocado and red onion to a large serving bowl.
To make the dressing, add the dressing ingredients to a blender or food processor.
Blend until smooth.
Add some of the dressing to the salad ingredients and toss to combine.
Serve with additional dressing, if desired.
Notes
Green leaf lettuce:
Green leaf lettuce works well in salads. Other ideas are romaine lettuce, spring mix, or a spinach/spring mix blend.
Cooked chicken breast:
This salad is a great way to use up leftover grilled or
roast chicken
. Rotisserie chicken also works well.
Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
254
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
20
g
|
Protein:
4
g
|
Fat:
19
g
|
Saturated Fat:
3
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
3
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
13
g
|
Cholesterol:
1
mg
|
Sodium:
302
mg
|
Potassium:
502
mg
|
Fiber:
5
g
|
Sugar:
2
g
|
Vitamin A:
4294
IU
|
Vitamin C:
16
mg
|
Calcium:
43
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg