Description
A fresh, creamy-crunchy Avocado Chicken Salad made with diced chicken, ripe avocado, juicy cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumber, cilantro, and a zesty lime-cumin dressing. Perfect for quick lunches, meal prep, or light dinners.
Ingredients
Salad
2 cups cooked chicken breast, diced
2 ripe avocados, diced
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cucumber, diced
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Dressing
2 tbsp olive oil
Juice of 1 lime
1/2 tsp cumin
Instructions
Prep ingredients: Dice cooked chicken, avocados, and cucumber. Halve the cherry tomatoes. Chop cilantro.
Combine salad: In a large bowl, add chicken, avocado, tomatoes, cucumber, and cilantro. Sprinkle in garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Gently toss.
Make dressing: In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, lime juice, and cumin until combined.
Dress and serve: Drizzle dressing over the salad and toss gently. Serve right away.
Notes
For best texture, add avocado right before serving if meal prepping.
Swap cilantro with parsley if you prefer.
Optional add-ins: diced red onion, jalapeño, feta, or black beans.
Serve as a bowl, in lettuce cups, in a wrap, or with tortilla chips.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad , Lunch
- Method: No-Cook (Mixing)
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories: 330 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 480 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg