Description
This Irresistible Avocado Chicken Salad is a super creamy, flavorful dish perfect for a healthy lunch or light dinner. Combining ripe avocado with Greek yogurt and tender cooked chicken, it offers a deliciously smooth texture with fresh herbs and spices for an easy, no-cook meal that you can prepare in minutes and let chill to deepen the flavors.
Ingredients
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Chicken Salad Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken (shredded or cubed)
- 1 medium avocado (ripe)
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill (or ½ teaspoon dried)
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preparation: Gather all ingredients and ensure the chicken is cooked and shredded or cubed, ripe avocado is ready, and other ingredients measured.
- Mash Avocado: In a large mixing bowl, mash the avocado until mostly smooth but with a few small chunks remaining for texture.
- Add Greek Yogurt: Stir the plain Greek yogurt into the mashed avocado until fully blended, creating a creamy base.
- Season the Mixture: Sprinkle in the fresh dill, onion powder, garlic powder, lime juice, fine sea salt, and ground black pepper; stir thoroughly until all seasonings are well incorporated.
- Incorporate Chicken: Gently fold the shredded or cubed chicken into the avocado mixture, coating evenly without breaking up the chicken pieces too much.
- Chill: Transfer the salad to the refrigerator and chill for at least 30 to 60 minutes to allow the flavors to meld and the salad to firm up slightly.
- Serve: Enjoy the salad served on bread as a sandwich, wrapped in a tortilla, or spooned over a fresh bed of greens for a nutritious meal.
Notes
- Use ripe avocado for the best creamy texture and flavor.
- Greek yogurt adds creaminess and protein while keeping the salad light.
- Fresh dill is preferred, but dried dill works well if fresh is unavailable.
- Feel free to customize with additional herbs or spices like cilantro or paprika.
- Refrigerating the salad allows flavors to meld for a tastier result.
- Excellent served chilled but best consumed within 1-2 days for freshness.
