Summer is the season for salads! Normally I think about lettuce and vegetable salads but chicken salads are also perfect for summer! A chicken salad normally has a base of cooked and shredded or diced chicken that is mixed with a dressing, often a mayonnaise based dressing, that is served as is or in a sandwich, wrap, etc. This chicken salad uses mashed avocado for the dressing, with a touch of mayo, and it’s seasoned with bright lemon juice, fresh parsley and onions! There are so many different options for this salad, from using lime juice, adding jalapenos, celery, parmesan, etc. and two of my favourites are to add cooked bacon or sun-dried tomatoes! This avocado chicken salad is amazing in a sandwich and it easy to make a little ahead of time to bring on a picnic or lunch on the beach.
Add sun-dried tomatoes or bacon!
Avocado Chicken Salad
A cool and creamy chicken salad with an avocado dressing/sauce!
ingredients
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or diced
- 1 cup avocado mashed
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt to taste
- 1/4 cup green onions, sliced
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
directions
- Mix everything and enjoy!
Option: Replace lemon juice with lime juice.
Option: Replace green onions with red onions.
Option: Replace the parsley with cilantro, or basil, etc.
Option: Add 1 jalapeno, finely diced!
Option: Add 1/2 cup celery, diced.
Option: Add 1/3 cup cooked and crumbled bacon!
Option: Add 1/3 cup sundried tomatoes, sliced.
Option: Add 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese.
Avocado Chicken Salad Sandwich
Sandwiches filled with a tasty avocado chicken salad!
ingredients
- 1 batch avocado chicken salad (see above)
- 4 buns (gluten-free for gluten-free)
directions
- Assemble sandwiches and enjoy!
great version of chicken salad, love avocado, it definitely pairs well with chicken and also nice as a sandwich, thank you
Kevin, I followed you years ago and somehow lost track of you. Your recipes are delicious and I have them in my folder from back in 2010 at least. I’m keto now but I’m find all kinds of recipes I can use! My printer is going to run out of ink! Thank you.
Kevin,
Thank you so much for your incredibly creative recipes. I am working to get Type 2 Diabetes into complete remission and find all sorts of alternatives I can use to make your recipes part of a delicious meal plan. I’m about to buy a tortilla press, so guess what I’ll be making as soon as it arrives :-))
Yours in Gratitude
Just made this. Here are my modifications:
– Used plain Greek yogurt.
– Used lime juice, with a splash of lemon juice.
– Used red onions.
– Used dried parsley and dried basil.
Currently eating a little of this with mixed salad greens. It tastes really good. Definitely a keeper.
Thank you for sharing.