Chicken Salad with Avocados
This chicken salad with avocados is the perfect dish to serve as a side, or to enjoy on its own if you’re craving a light, yet nutritious meal!
This dish is ready very quickly and is simple to make, especially if you don’t feel like making a big meal, but you still want something healthy and fulfilling. You’re not compromising on any flavors here!
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Why you’ll love this recipe
This recipe is so simple to create and only requires 8 ingredients for the salad and homemade salad dressing. It’s low in points which makes it a great addition to another meal without using up too many of your allotted daily WW points!
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Ingredients for this recipe
Chicken: The main ingredient for this salad recipe.
Avocado: To pair in this salad.
Cocktail tomatoes: A staple in a good salad recipe.
Egg: For flavor and texture in the salad.
Lettuce: For the salad.
Salt: To taste.
Olive oil: For the dressing.
Cherry (or apple) vinegar: For a kick in the dressing.
Italian herbs: To season the dressing.
Equipment needed for this recipe
To make this chicken salad with avocados, you’ll want a sharp knife set for cutting the ingredients, as well as a sturdy cutting board to protect your counters. A bowl is needed to add all of the ingredients together. A small bowl will also be beneficial for mixing the salad dreading ingredients together.
How to make chicken salad with avocados
Step 1: Wash the lettuce leaves thoroughly with cold water. You can soak them in cold water for 10 minutes.
Step 3: Peel the avocado. Cut it in half, remove the pit, and cut the flesh into thin strips.
Step 2: Hard-boil eggs, cool, peel, cut into slices. Wash the tomatoes, and cut them into slices.
Step 4: Prepare the dressing. Combine olive oil, dried Italian herbs, and cherry (or apple) vinegar. Arrange all the ingredients for the salad in a bowl (form) for serving, salt as desired, and season.
What to serve with chicken salad
This chicken salad recipe is a great side for many dishes. Try it out with this Zucchini Lasagna Recipe. Another hearty meal to enjoy this salad with is a Weight Watchers Pepperoni Pizza Casserole Recipe. You can also enjoy the salad along with a pasta dish like this Weight Watchers Stuffed Shells Recipe!
Common Questions
Can I use precooked chicken for a chicken salad recipe?
You can definitely use precooked chicken for this recipe, but if it’s also preseasoned, be sure to recalculate your WW points on the Weight Watchers site or app so see how it affects the total points of the meal.
Storage suggestions
To store this chicken avocado salad, keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days for optimal freshness.
Chicken Salad with Avocado
This chicken salad with avocados is the perfect dish to serve as a side, or to enjoy on its own if you’re craving a light, nutritious meal!
Ingredients
- 300 g chicken, grilled (or baked)
- 1 large avocado
- 5 large cocktail tomatoes
- 4 large lettuce (romano)
- 2 Eggs
- Salt - to taste
- 2 tbsp. of olive oil
- 2 tbsp. of apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp. of dry Italian herbs
Instructions
Step 1: Wash the lettuce leaves thoroughly with cold water, you can soak them in cold water for 10 minutes.
Step 2: Hard-boil eggs, cool, peel, cut into slices. Wash the tomatoes, also cut into slices.
Step 3: Peel the avocado, cut in half, remove the pit, cut the flesh into thin strips.
Step 4: Prepare the dressing: Combine olive oil, dried Italian herbs and cherry (or apple) vinegar. Arrange all the ingredients for the salad in a bowl (form) for serving, salt as desired, season.
Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 303Total Fat 19gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 15gCholesterol 173mgSodium 352mgCarbohydrates 8gFiber 5gSugar 2gProtein 27g
As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts, WW points and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
