Description
This hearty chicken and avocado salad recipe with homemade honey-mustard dressing is an easy 25-minute dinner.
Ingredients
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Honey Mustard Dressing:
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons coarse mustard
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 4 tablespoons raw honey
- 1/2 teaspoon dry thyme
- 1 garlic, minced
- salt & pepper
Chicken Avocado Salad
- 6 cups of green leaf lettuce, chopped
- 1 lb boneless chicken thighs
- salt & pepper
- 1 avocado, diced
- 2 oz. of crumbled goat cheese
- 1/3 cup of pepitas
- 1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup cucumber, sliced
- 1/3 cup sliced red onion
Instructions
Make the Dressing:
- To a small bowl, add dijon mustard, coarse mustard, apple cider vinegar, raw honey, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper. Whisk together until smooth and combined. Set aside.
Assemble Salad:
- Heat grill to medium-high heat.
- Season both sides of chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
- Place chicken thighs on the grill and grill each side for 3-4 minutes or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F. Remove from oven and let chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing it.
- To a large bowl add green leaf lettuce, chicken thighs, avocado, goat cheese, pepitas, tomatoes, cucumber and red onion.
- Drizzle the salad with Honey Mustard Dressing and serve.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salad + dressing
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 521 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 27 g
- Cholesterol: 97 mg
