Avocado Chicken Salad - Simple Leftover Chicken Recipe
This avocado chicken salad is light and delicious, the best salad you will ever make with simple lemon dressing. Serve this chicken salad as a side or a complete meal. No mayo or sour cream is needed.
Servings: 6
Calories: 135kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Leftover chicken shredded or roughly chopped
- 1 Corn on the cob or frozen corn 1 cup
- 2 Tomatoes cubed
- ½ carrot chopped lengthwise
- 1 Cucumber seeds removed and diced
- 2 tablespoon Spring onions finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Parsley or Cilantro finely chopped
- 1 ½ cups of Avocado cubed (2 to 3 avocado)
- 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
- ½ cup Crispy bacon or croutons
Chicken avocado salad dressing
- 3 tablespoon Oil olive oil or coconut oil
- 4 tablespoon Lemon juice
- ½ to ¾ teaspoon Salt
- ¾ teaspoon Black pepper powder adjust to taste
Instructions
Salad prep
- Heat leftover chicken in the pan for 3 to 4 minutes until heated through.1 ½ cups Leftover chicken
- Boil the corn on a cob or frozen corn in salted boiling water for 6 to 8 minutes. (Cob may take extra time than corn kernels)1 Corn on the cob
Make the dressing
- Add oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl and whisk until emulsified.3 tbsp Oil, 4 tbsp Lemon juice, ½ to ¾ tsp Salt, ¾ tsp Black pepper powder
- The simple dressing is ready. Keep this aside.
Chicken avocado corn salad
- In a bowl, add tomato, carrot, cucumber, corn kernels, spring onions, parsley, cooked chicken, avocado, and lemon zest.2 Tomatoes, ½ carrot, 1 Cucumber, 2 tbsp Spring onions, 1 tbsp Parsley or Cilantro, 1 ½ cups of Avocado, 1 tsp Lemon zest
- Pour the dressing and toss until combined.
- Just before serving, top it with crispy bacon or croutons and enjoy.½ cup Crispy bacon or croutons
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Notes
- Vary the amount of ingredients as per your family's liking.
- Add a handful of arugula, spinach, or mixed greens if desired.
- Love creamy salad; you can sprinkle crumbled feta or goat cheese.
- Don't miss the lemon or lime juice and zest. It gives a bright and fresh flavor to your salad.
- Serve it with boiled eggs for a complete meal.
- Skip the corn if you are looking for paleo chicken salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.05g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 279mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1304IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg