Chicken Salad With Herb Dressing Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Refreshing lemon and bountiful herbs in your Paleo salad dressing, smothering a bed of chicken, romaine lettuce and avocado. Simple. Classic. Yum.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, herb dressing, salad

Prep Time 35

Cook Time 15

Total Time 50

Servings people

Calories 550kcal

Cost 10

Pound the chicken breasts with a meat mallet or a rolling pin.
1 lb. chicken breasts
In a medium-sized bowl, combine all the ingredients for the simple dressing. Whisk until well emulsified and season to taste.
½ cup extra virgin olive oil, Juice from half lemon, 2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar, 2 tbsp. fresh parsley, 2 tsp. fresh basil, 1 tsp. dried oregano, 2 garlic cloves, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pour half of the dressing over the chicken breasts, and let marinade for 15 to 20 minutes.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.
Melt the cooking fat and sear chicken breasts in the skillet.
Paleo cooking fat, 1 lb. chicken breasts
Cook until no longer pink, 6 to 8 minutes per side, and let rest for 4 to 5 minutes.
In a salad bowl, combine romaine lettuce, cucumber, red bell pepper, tomatoes, red onion, and avocado. Toss everything gently.
4 cups romaine lettuce leaves, 1 cucumber, 1 red bell pepper, ½ cup grape tomatoes, ½ red onion, 1 avocado
Slice the chicken breasts, and serve on top of the salad, drizzle with the remaining dressing.