Honey Adobo Chopped Chicken Salad
with avocado / bell peppers / pepitas
Spicy and sweet, the combination of honey and adobo is great on almost everything. It gets extra points in this recipe for creating the base of both a marinade and salad dressing.
Ingredients
- Vinegar, red wine - 2 1/2 Tbsp
- Honey - 2 tsp
- Adobo sauce - 2 tsp (from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo)
- Paprika, smoked - 1/2 tsp
- Oil, cooking - 3 Tbsp
- Bell peppers, red - 1, chopped
- Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless - 1 lb, chopped
- Lettuce, romaine - 8 oz, chopped
- Cucumbers - 8 oz, diced
- Cilantro leaves - 1/4 cup, chopped
- Avocados - 1, cubed
- Limes - 1/2, wedges
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Pepitas / pumpkin seeds - 1/4 cup
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Prep
- Make Adobo marinade - Whisk together vinegar, honey, adobo sauce, and paprika. Add oil (portion for marinade) while whisking. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Bell peppers - Chop bell peppers. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
- Marinate chicken - Chop chicken into bite-sized pieces and tenderize with a fork. Combine with half the Adobo marinade (reserve the other half). Marinate for at least 20 minutes and up to a day. (Can be done 1 day ahead)
- Lettuce / Cucumbers / Cilantro / Avocados / Limes - Prep as directed.
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Make
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add oil (for salad). Use a slotted spoon to remove chicken from marinade (discard marinade) and transfer to heated skillet. Saute until chicken is cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Season with some salt and pepper as it cooks.
- Make salad by combining lettuce, cucumbers, bell peppers, cilantro, and avocados. Add dressing until dressed to your liking.
- Top salad with chicken and pepitas. Serve with lime wedges on the side. Enjoy!
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Reviews
Ratings
37 reviews
This salad is excellent. It's easy, healthy and tastes so good. Will definitely make again.
0 Helpfulmade extra dressing, skipped the yogurt, added tomatoes, forgot the avo/cilantro but it was still really good. great light spring meal
0 HelpfulI made the dressing with sour cream, and added about double (triple?) the amount called for so that it would be thick and creamy. Everything was delicious!! Perfect work lunch.
0 HelpfulMade twice as much dressing as called for. Agree with others that things could be added to make it more flavorful, but overall I still enjoyed it. Added tomatoes.
0 HelpfulReally liked this and ate two servings in one go. Whoops! Bf said we should serve it over a fried tortilla and call it a taco salad.
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