Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups
with tomato / avocado / basil salad

Name: Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/3 cup Vinegar, balsamic (any inexpensive brand); 1 1/2 lbs Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless (sub rotisserie chicken); 1 Tbsp Oil, cooking; 1 stalk Celery, diced; 1 Tbsp Onions, chopped; 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise, paleo-friendly; 1 tsp Mustard, Dijon; 1 tsp Lemon juice; 8 leaves Lettuce, romaine (sub green leaf or iceberg); 1/4 cup Almonds, sliced; 1 Avocados, sliced; 2 Tomatoes, medium (sub half a cup cherry or grape tomatoes for each medium tomato), wedges; 10 leaves Basil, fresh; 1 Tbsp Oil, olive

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Original GF Paleo Vegetarian

Chicken salad makes great sandwiches, but we love the fresh crunch you get when serving it in lettuce cups. Serve this light main dish with a summer side dish of tomato, avocado and basil.

Dependency

Balsamic Flank Steak

Ingredients

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Servings:

Balsamic Reduction:

Vinegar, balsamic - 1/3 cup (any inexpensive brand)

Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups:

Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless (sub rotisserie chicken) - 1 1/2 lbs
Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
Celery - 1 stalk , diced
Onions - 1 Tbsp , chopped
Mayonnaise, paleo-friendly - 2 Tbsp
Mustard, Dijon - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Lettuce, romaine (sub green leaf or iceberg) - 8 leaves
Almonds, sliced - 1/4 cup

Tomato, Avocado and Basil Salad:

Avocados - 1 , sliced
Tomatoes, medium (sub half a cup cherry or grape tomatoes for each medium tomato) - 2 , wedges
Basil, fresh - 10 leaves
Oil, olive - 1 Tbsp

Prep

Make balsamic reduction - (If not already made from Monday’s meal.) Simmer balsamic vinegar in a small saucepan until it reduces by at least half and thickens to the texture of syrup. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Cook chicken - (Skip if using rotisserie chicken.) Season chicken with some salt and pepper and tenderize with a fork. Heat a skillet with cooking oil over medium heat. Add chicken to heated oil and cook on both sides until cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes on each side. (Can be done up to 2 days ahead)
Celery / Onions - Prep as directed and combine. (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)
Make chicken salad - Chop chicken. Combine with celery, onions, mayonnaise, mustard and lemon juice. Season with some salt and pepper. Taste and adjust to your flavor preferences - adding more mayo if you like it more creamy, more lemon juice if you like it more tart, etc. (Can be done up to 2 days ahead)
Avocados / Tomatoes / Basil / Lettuce - Prep as directed.

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Make

Combine avocados, tomatoes, basil and olive oil. Season with some salt and pepper and transfer to a serving plate. Drizzle with balsamic reduction.
Assemble lettuce cups by filling lettuce leaves with chicken salad and topping them with almond slices for crunch.
Enjoy lettuce cups with tomato salad on the side.

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