Grilled Chicken Salad
Yield: 4 servings
This Grilled Chicken Salad combines fresh sweet corn, creamy avocado, and juicy tomatoes with a bright cilantro lime vinaigrette for one tasty salad!
Ingredients
Grilled Chicken
- 1¼ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to an even thickness of ½"-¾"
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon Morton kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Salad
- 6 cups chopped (1½" pieces) romaine lettuce
- 1 cup fresh sweetcorn kernels, cut from the cob
- 1 cup halved grape tomatoes
- 1 cup thinly sliced English cucumber
- ½ cup chopped cooked bacon
- ½ cup crumbled queso fresco
- ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
- 1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced
- Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
- 4 lime wedges
Instructions
Grilled Chicken
- Heat grill to medium-high. Scrub grill grates clean, then oil well (see Notes).
- Coat chicken evenly with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper.
- Place chicken on grill grates and cook for 10-15 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove from grill when internal temperature reaches 165°F. Total grilling time will vary according to size of chicken breasts and grill temperature. Transfer chicken to a cutting board to cool for 5-10 minutes, then slice into strips.
Salad
- Meanwhile, add lettuce to a large serving bowl that's low and wide - or use a large rimmed serving platter. Arrange sliced grilled chicken, corn, tomatoes, cucumber, bacon, queso fresco, red onion, and avocado over the top of the lettuce.
To Serve
- Serve salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette, plus fresh lime wedges for squeezing over the top. Pickled Red Onions are also excellent with this salad!
Notes
- To oil the grates, add some vegetable oil to a small bowl. Then fold a heavy paper towel a few times to make a smaller square. With a tongs, grasp the folded paper towel and dip it into the oil until the paper towel is soaked. Then run the paper towel over the clean, hot grates, repeating until all grill grates are thoroughly oiled.
- Nutritional information is calculated without the dressing, as the precise numbers will depend on the amount of dressing used.
Nutrition Information:
Calories: 441kcal Carbohydrates: 21g Protein: 42g Fat: 23g Saturated Fat: 6g Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g Monounsaturated Fat: 11g Trans Fat: 0.2g Cholesterol: 115mg Sodium: 820mg Potassium: 1279mg Fiber: 7g Sugar: 5g Vitamin A: 6834IU Vitamin C: 23mg Calcium: 143mg Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated by Spoonacular. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee accuracy. If your health depends on nutrition information, please calculate again with your own favorite calculator.