Description
Creamy avocado chicken salad brings Mediterranean flavors to lunch tables with zesty ingredients. Crisp vegetables and tender chicken combine perfectly, offering you a refreshing midday meal packed with nutrition.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups / 480 ml cooked chicken, shredded (rotisserie preferred)
- 1 avocado, seeded, peeled, and diced
- ¼ cup / 60 ml plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup / 60 ml mayonnaise
- 3 tbsps / 45 ml onions, finely chopped
- 2 tsps / 10 ml lemon juice
- Salt, to taste
- Black pepper, freshly ground, to taste
- Romaine hearts or bib lettuce, about 16 leaves
Instructions
- Preparation: Meticulously shred the cooked chicken into uniform, delicate strands within a generous mixing bowl, ensuring no substantial fragments remain.
- Dressing Creation: Whisk Greek yogurt and mayonnaise into a silky, harmonious blend, then integrate finely diced onions and fresh lemon juice, stirring until the mixture achieves a vibrant, zesty consistency.
- Flavor Infusion: Gently fold the shredded chicken into the creamy dressing, thoroughly coating each strand while seasoning with kosher salt and cracked black pepper, adjusting to taste.
- Avocado Integration: Delicately cube ripe avocados and tenderly incorporate them into the chicken mixture, using a gentle technique to preserve their structural elegance.
- Plating Technique: Select crisp, verdant lettuce leaves as an exquisite serving foundation, artfully nestling the avocado chicken salad within the pristine green cradle to create a visually stunning and appetizing presentation.
Notes
- Shred with Precision: Break down cooked chicken into uniform, fine pieces to ensure consistent texture and even dressing distribution.
- Create Smooth Base: Whisk yogurt and mayonnaise thoroughly to develop a creamy, well-blended foundation that coats ingredients perfectly.
- Balance Flavor Carefully: Add minced onions and lemon juice strategically to enhance taste without overwhelming the delicate chicken and avocado.
- Handle Avocados Gently: Cube avocados delicately and fold softly into the mixture to preserve their shape and prevent bruising, maintaining a beautiful texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 31 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg