Chicken and Avocado Salad

By á-77268

I love the versatility of a great salad especially when there a re a few different dietary needs under one roof. You can add and subtract ingredients at will and the salad still tastes awesome. The one thing I really loved about this dish was the dressing. It was slightly tart but full of flavour. Everyone around the table enjoyed every last bite. There was nearly a riot for the last bits in the bowl at the end. Not to self, double this salad next time to feed the troops.

Some tips to remember: Make sure you buy a ripe avocado. Stone hard avocados don’t have that beautiful buttery flavour the ripe ones have and they are a real pain to peel. Learned that the hard way. When preparing the lettuce, don’t cut the lettuce with a knife. The cut edges turn brown. You are better to tear the lettuce.

There are 3.4g net carbs, 17.1g protein and 10 Weight Watchers points per serving.

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 8 cups Romaine lettuce torn into bite sized pieces
• 8 slices bacon thick, , cooked and diced
• 1/2 cup feta cheese crumbled
• 2 avocados ripe, pitted and diced
• 2 roma tomatoes diced
• 1/4 cup green onions chopped
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 pinch salt
• black pepper freshly-cracked
• 1 tbsp Italian seasonings
• 1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from not-too-sweet.com

Preparation

Step 1

Season chicken breasts on both sides with salt and pepper.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add chicken. Cook for 3 minutes per side, or until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink inside.

Remove chicken and dice into small pieces.

Add the diced chicken, lettuce, bacon, feta, avocados and tomatoes to a large bowl, and toss until combined.

To make the dressing whisk all ingredients together until combined.

Drizzle salad with dressing and serve immediately.

http://www.not-too-sweet.com/chicken-and-avocado-salad/