Healthy Chicken Salad with Tangy Avocado Dressing
Healthy chicken salad with avocado dressing makes a great lunch or light dinner entrée. The creamy dressing is made from healthy non-fat Greek yogurt, avocado, parsley, and lemon juice.
This chicken salad with avocado dressing is refreshing, healthy, easy to make, and most importantly, delicious. It makes 2 main course salads and can easily be doubled. Each serving is less than 500 calories, including the optional slivered almonds.
It’s perfect for lunch and can be made ahead. Store it in the fridge in serving sized containers for an easy pack and go lunch.
About this chicken salad with avocado dressing
This recipe calls for two cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts. You could also use rotisserie chicken. Looking for an easy way to cook chicken? Try roasted bone-in chicken breasts, poached chicken, or Instant Pot chicken breasts.
The easy dressing is made from a heart-healthy avocado, non-fat Greek yogurt, fresh parsley, and lemon juice. To make a smooth dressing, use your food processor or hand blender. Add a little water to smooth it out and thin it a little.
Mix the dressing with the chicken, add it to a bed of greens, or to a wrap, and you’re good to go. If you like, sprinkle with a few toasted slivered almonds. I love the crunch they add.
Make it your own:
I like this recipe because there are so many ways you can make it, depending on what you like and/or what you have in your fridge.
Try adding:
Celery: Hello, lovely crunch!
Red or green grapes: I love grapes in my chicken salad.
Diced avocado: You can never go wrong with more avocado, right?
Chopped red onions: Soak them briefly in ice water to remove some of the harsh flavor.
Green onions, thinly sliced (scallions)
Make it Keto by substituting full-fat Greek yogurt for the non-fat yogurt. Regular yogurt will work, too, if you don’t have Greek yogurt.
More chicken salad!
Healthy Chicken Salad with Tangy Avocado Dressing
Healthy chicken salad with avocado dressing makes a great lunch or light dinner entrée. The creamy dressing is made from healthy non-fat Greek yogurt, avocado, parsley, and lemon juice.
Ingredients
- 2 cooked boneless, skinless chicken breasts, shredded
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1/2 cup plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons packed fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup cold water
- salt and pepper to taste
- slivered almonds, toasted (optional)
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients except chicken and almonds in a food processor (or in a bowl if you want to use a handheld/immersion blender).
- Blend until smooth. Mix with chicken. Top with toasted almonds.
- Enjoy on bread, on a wrap, or on top of a bed of spinach.
Notes
- Possible add-ins: diced celery, sliced grapes, chopped apples, diced avocado, red onions, scallions, etc.
- Substitute or add fresh herbs: dill, basil, tarragon.
- Looking for an easy way to cook chicken? Try roasted bone-in chicken breasts, poached chicken, or Instant Pot chicken breasts.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 2 Serving Size: 1 main dish saladAmount Per Serving: Calories: 493Total Fat: 25gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 108mgSodium: 288mgCarbohydrates: 16gFiber: 8gSugar: 5gProtein: 53g
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Husband’s take: He hasn’t tried this yet. I usually make it for my lunch.
Changes I would make: None. Except maybe some of the add-ins I mention above.
Difficulty: Easy!
13 Comments on “Healthy Chicken Salad with Tangy Avocado Dressing”
I just made this, and added in dried cranberries and diced apples. This is absolutely delicious! I love avocado, but I’m lacking in culinary creativity, so I’d always mash it up and eat it with turkey on wheat bread. Tasty, but boring after a while. This recipe is amazing, and now I’m scouring the internet for more avocado creations.
Sounds great! It sounds like you aren’t lacking in culinary creativity at all!
I love finding new additions to chicken salad… the same old way gets boring, but your suggestions and dressing look like something I could really dig my teeth into! yum!
Love that green!! This looks so good. I need to start playing with avocado more. You are inspiring me! :)
looks great, love avocado!
Gotta love avocados!
You’re right! Can never go wrong with more avocado.
oh i can see me putting this dressing on just about EVERYTHING!
This dressing is so up my alley! I have been living on avocados lately!
Avocado and slivered almonds sounds like a great combo!
Anything with avocado is a win in my book!
I love the idea of avocado dressing on chicken salad. That’s genius! It looks so cool and creamy!
That avocado dressing sounds so tasty and I love the crunch of adding toasted almonds at the end. Delicious!