Avocado And Apple Chicken Salad
Avocado And Apple Chicken Salad
Low in calories and rich in protein, this salad combines the sweet with the savory using a mix of avocado, red apples, jalapeño pepper, pecans, and other tasty ingredients.Recipe by: Avocados from Mexico and inspired by Chef Roberto Santibañez.
servings
4
Ingredients
- 2 cup cooked chicken or turkey breast
- 1 cup diced sweet red apple
- ½ cup thinly sliced celery
- ¼ cup lightly toasted pecans, coarsely chopped
- ½ cup roughly chopped flat-leaf (italian) parsley
- ¼ cup chopped red onion
- 1 ½ tablespoon chopped mint
- 1 ½ tablespoon chopped jalapeno pepper (optional)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 fully ripened avocado, halved, pitted, peeled, and diced
- 4 cup mixed baby salad greens
Directions
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken, apple, celery, pecans, parsley, onion, mint, jalapeño pepper (if desired), salt, lemon juice, and oil; stir. Add the avocado; toss gently until all the ingredients are combined, leaving some diced avocado visible while mashing some. Serve over the mixed greens.