Chicken with Lime and Avocado Salad Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Chicken with Lime and Avocado Salad Recipe

Bold, spicy chicken tossed with the contrasting flavor of fresh lettuce and avocado chunks: if your salad routine is getting boring, you've got to try this!

Course Salad

Cuisine Italian

Keyword avocado, chicken, lime

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 629kcal

Cost 10

Ingredients

6 chicken thigh fillets cut into pieces
1 onion sliced thinly
2 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. ground coriander
2 tsp. smoked paprika
¼ cup tomato passata
Cooking fat
Lime wedges to serve

Ingredients for the salad

1 ripe avocado cut into cubes
2 ripe tomatoes seeded and chopped
½ red onion chopped
1 tbsp. jalapeño pepper minced
1 tbsp. lime juice
¼ cup fresh cilantro
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 head romaine lettuce torn into bite-size pieces

Instructions

Add some cooking fat to a large skillet that’s placed over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, frequently stirring, until the meat is browned and cooked through.
Cooking fat, 6 chicken thigh fillets
Add the onion, passata, cumin, coriander, and paprika. Keep stirring while you cook everything for another 2-3 minutes or until the onions are soft and tender.
1 onion, 2 tsp. ground cumin, 2 tsp. ground coriander, ¼ cup tomato passata, 2 tsp. smoked paprika
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients for the salad and give everything a good stir.
1 ripe avocado, 2 ripe tomatoes, ½ red onion, 1 tbsp. jalapeño pepper, 1 tbsp. lime juice, ¼ cup fresh cilantro, ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, 1 head romaine lettuce
Divide the cooked chicken among plates and top with the salad.
Serve with some lime wedges.
Lime wedges to serve

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