Description
This Chicken Avocado Salad is a fresh, flavorful, and protein-packed dish featuring juicy chicken, creamy avocado, crisp vegetables, and a zesty lime-olive oil dressing. It’s perfect for lunch, dinner, or meal prep, and comes together in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded or diced
- 2 ripe avocados, peeled and diced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
- 1 cup cucumber, diced
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro or parsley, chopped
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (freshly squeezed)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook the chicken breast until fully cooked through, then let it cool and shred or dice it. Alternatively, use leftover or rotisserie chicken.
- Peel and dice the avocados. Slice cherry tomatoes in half. Dice the red onion and chop the cucumber.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken, avocado, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, and fresh herbs.
- Drizzle with olive oil and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Gently toss everything together until well combined.
- Serve immediately or chill for later use.
Notes
- Best served fresh due to avocado oxidation.
- To keep avocado from browning, toss it in lime juice and store with plastic wrap touching the surface.
- Use rotisserie or leftover chicken for a quicker option.
- Great with added greens like arugula or spinach.
- Add cheese, fruit, or spice for variation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook / Assembled
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 310mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
