Best, Easy and Spicy Mexican Chicken Salad - This Easy, Fast Mexican Chicken Salad with Avocado and Corn is extremely filling, crunchy and packed full of flavour with smoky vibrant spices in the chicken and dressing and crunchy fresh salad ingredients.
1large headRomaine lettuceLeaves cleaned and divided
½CucumbersSliced or 1/2 small Cucumber sliced
HandfulCherry TomatoesQuartered
4 - 5 tbspSweetcorn
Avocado
1Avocado
1LimeJuice Only
1tspRed Chilli Flakes
Salt and pepperto taste
Dressing
70mlAvocado Oilor Olive Oil
1tbspHoney
2tbspLime Juice
1Garlic CloveCrushed
¼tspCumin Powder
Pinch Cayenne Pepper
Salt and pepper to taste
Additional Optional Ingredients
3tbspSour Cream
200gFeta Or Cheddar/Mexicana Cheddar grated
Instructions
Chicken
Add chicken to a bowl with garlic, cayenne, smoked paprika, cumin, coriander, salt & pepper.
Add oil to pan. Once hot, add Chicken. Cook for 10 minutes over medium/low and remove from pan.
Salad
Assemble salad ingredients on a large platter or between plates.
Avocado
Mash Avocado in a bowl with Lime Juice. Add Chilli Flakes, Salt and Pepper.
Dressing
Combine all the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl and whisk to combine.
Assemble
Add Chicken and Avocado to the salad plate/s.
Pour over the dressing.
Top with Feta/Mexican Cheddar if using and a drizzle of sour cream.
Notes
Storage Instructions
Place leftovers in a sealed airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.If you are making ahead, store the dressing seperately and add a little per day as you serve.
Recipe Tips and Substitutions
Smoked Paprika
Smoked Paprika can be substituted with Chipotle Powder which is a very smoky and delicious powder or paste that can be found in most supermarkets.
Chicken
I used Chicken Breast in this recipe. You can use boneless Chicken Thighs but you will need to cook it a littler longer.Do not overcook the chicken, it will come out dry and rubbery.If grilling the Chicken 6 - 8 minutes is enough and on stove top - 10 minutes is usually sufficient. Check the chicken is cooked through before serving.
Lettuce
You can use Iceberg, Romaine, Cos - Whatever you like.
Oil
You can use Corn or Veg Oil in place of Avocado or Olive oil.