Chicken, Avocado and Spinach Salad
"This makes a great lunch or dinner salad for four. Easy to throw together if you begin with leftover chicken."
- Ready In:
- 27mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
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Chicken
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 boneless chicken breast halves
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
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Dressing
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, pressed
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1⁄2 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, drained and chopped
- 1⁄2 cup fresh basil, chopped
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Salad
- 12 ounces baby spinach leaves
- 1 large ripe avocado, thinly sliced
directions
- Heat 1 TBS olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook in skillet, turning once, until juices run clear (about 12 minutes).
- Slice into thin strips and place in large bowl.
- In separate bowl, whisk together salt and pepper, garlic and vinegar.
- Slowly whisk in 1/3 cup olive oil.
- Stir in shallots, tomatoes, and basil.
- Spoon 1/4 cup of the dressing over chicken and toss to coat.
- Toss spinach with remaining dressing and divide among 4 serving plates; top evenly with chicken and avocado slices.
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Reviews
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A great salad; simple, tastes lovely and is takes almost no time at all to make. It looked really nice and colorful. Thanks! -
A fabulous salad and very quick and easy if you use a rotisserie chicken! We actually tossed this in one bowl and then served. Beautiful presentation and a perfect 10 on flavor! -
A great, simple salad with fantastic taste! The dressing for it is out of this world! I used leftover rotisserie chicken, 2 garlic cloves and half of a shallot because the one I had was very big. Did I mention the dressing is so, so good? ;) It was a perfect compliment to the chicken, spinach and avocado. Thanks for sharing this wonderful salad recipe, Bev!
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Bev I Am
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