Southwest Chicken Salad
Fully loaded southwest chicken salad that makes for a delicious dinner!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 6 cups or handfuls of spring mix
- 1 ear of corn or ~1 cup corn - cut corn off the Cobb - toast it for a bit in a pan with a little oil and pinch of salt or add it raw you can use canned or frozen corn too.
- 1/2 cup feta cheese or queso fresco - chunked or crumbled
- 1/2 purple onion - diced sautéed in a pan to take the edge off the flavor or add them raw if you like them raw
- 1 bell pepper any color- diced
- 1 avocado -peel and seed removed chunked up
- 1 cup grilled chicken
- 1/2 cup fresh Pico de Gallo salsa - refrigerator section
- 1/2 cup tortilla strip toppers or crushed tortilla chips
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro - roughly chopped
- lime cilantro dressing any brand, I love wild coyote or the yogurt based cilantro lime dressing or favorite dressing)
Instructions
- If cooking corn and onions, sauté in a pan then cool.
- Add spring mix, corn, cheese, onion, bell pepper, avocado, grilled chicken, Pico de Gallo, tortilla strips and fresh cilantro.
- You can mix this salad or serve it with everything on top for a prettier presentation.
- Serve with lime cilantro salad dress or salad dressing of choice.
- Enjoy!