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Simple Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing

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Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • 1 lb Chicken Breast Skinless
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp dried Thyme
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • Juice of 1/2 Lemon
  • Black pepper

Avocado Dressing

  • 1 large Avocado
  • 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1/4 lemon Juiced
  • 1 tbsp Lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp salt or to taste
  • 1 pinch Cayenne Pepper
  • 1/2 cup Olive Oil

Salad

  • 1 small Red Onion diced
  • 1/4 cucumber chopped in half and cut into thin slices
  • Handful cherry tomatoes quartered
  • Handful Rocket Leaves Washed
  • 1/2 Cup Sweetcorn Optional

Instructions
 

Chicken

  • In a large bowl combine all the marinade ingredients and smother over the chicken.
  • Heat oil in a large pan over high heat.
  • Add chicken and cook both sides until cooked. (Depends on thickness of chicken - 5 - 8 minutes per side).
  • Remove onto a plate and cover with foil.
  • Rest for 5 minutes then slice into thick pieces.

Avocado Dressing

  • Add the avocado, lemon juice, lime juice, garlic, salt, and cayenne pepper to a blender and blend.
  • Add olive oil slowly whilst the blender is still running. Puree until smooth.

Assemble

  • Pile the salad ingredients onto a bowl/plate. Add the chicken on top or the side.
  • Pour over the avocado dressing.
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