Healthy Chicken Salad with Tangy Avocado Dressing
This recipe is great because there are so many variations you could make on this. I made a simple, no bells and whistles version (most likely because of an empty fridge), but here are some possible add-ins:
Celery: Hello, lovely crunch!
Red grapes: I love grapes in my chicken salad.
Diced avocado: You can never go wrong with more avocado, right?
Chopped red onions: Not for me, but if it is your thing, knock yourself out!
Green onions, thinly sliced: More my style than the red variety.
It is refreshing, healthy, easy to make, and most importantly, delicious.
Chicken Salad with Tangy Avocado Dressing
Serves 2
1.5-2 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)
1. Combine all ingredients except chicken and almonds in a food processor (or in a bowl if you want to use a handheld/immersion blender).
2. Blend until smooth. Mix with chicken. Top with toasted almonds. Enjoy on bread, on a wrap, or on top of a bed of spinach.
Verdict: Great! Very refreshing and tasty.
Husband’s take: He didn’t have any of this. It was my lunch one day.
Changes I would make: None. Except maybe some of the add-ins I mentioned above.
Difficulty: Easy!
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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!