Chicken + Crisp Cucumber Salad w/ Creamy Avocado Dressing {Summertime Dinners! }…
Chicken + Crisp Cucumber Salad w/ Creamy Avocado Dressing
{Summertime Dinners! ???}
THIS Homemade Avocado Dressing is FANTASTIC, so make a bunch!
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Makes 5-6 servings
Ingredients:
1.5 lbs. chicken thighs, skinless boneless, or breasts
2 Tbsps avocado oil, or olive oil
2 tsps smoked paprika
1/4 tsp each onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, sea salt
1/2 red onion, sliced
2 organic corn cobb, steamed or grilled, kernels cut
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
8 cups mixed salad greens of your choice
2 large, fresh Englosh cucumbers, cut into strips
1/2 cup green olives
Creamy Avocado Dressing:
1 ripe avocado
2 fresh garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbsp diced red onion
1/4 cup cilantro or parsley
1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
4 Tbsp plain Greek yogurt
juice of 1 fresh lime
1/4 tsp onion or garlic powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
Instructions:
Dressing: Place all dressing ingredients in a small food processor and pulse until smooth.
In a large bowl, combine chicken thighs with oil, all the spices, salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook both sides until dark brown (about 4-5 minutes each side). Remove onto a plate and cover loosely with foil. Rest for 5 minutes then slice thickly.
Arrange salad leaves, cherry tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, olives onto a serving platter then place the chicken on top.
Drizzle with Avocado Dressing.
❤Rachel
