Healthy Chicken Mango Salad

5 from 2 votes

easy and healthy chicken salad recipe loaded with tender and juicy chicken, avocado, mango, veggies, and greens. Then tossed in with a homemade poppyseed dressing.

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Rena

Ingredients

For chicken avocado mango salad:

1 lb. chicken breasts 2 medium
1/2 tsp. kosher salt or to taste
1/4 tsp. black pepper or to taste
1/2 tbsp. olive oil
3-4 cups fresh arugula
2/3 cup grape tomatoes
2 garden cucumbers
1 mango
1 avocado
1/2 small purple onion

For poppy seed dressing:

1 tbsp. maple syrup
2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp. olive oil
1/2 tsp. kosher salt or to taste
1/4 tsp. ground dry mustard
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. poppy seeds

Instructions

Mix all the salad dressing ingredients to a bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.
Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Grill chicken using an outdoor grill until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165 F
To cook the chicken indoors, heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place the chicken breast on the skillet and cook until both sides are nicely golden brown. about 3 minutes on each side.
Once done, remove from the heat, and allow it to rest for 10 minutes, then cut into cubes.
Next, prepare the veggies, rinse and spin the arugula until thoroughly dried, or shake to remove the excess water and pat dry with paper towels.
Chop the onion, cut the tomatoes in half and slice the cucumber.
Peel the mango. Using a sharp knife carefully cut the mango around the pit. Dice the mango halves and set aside.
Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Using a tablespoon scoop out the flesh from the avocados and dice them.
Place all the veggies and chicken cubes into a large salad bowl. Pour the poppy seed dressing on top.
Toss well until all the ingredients are coated into the dressing.Enjoy!

Notes

Substitutes:

You can replace the chicken with any other protein like shrimp.
Use any other greens of choice. We used arugula but others will work just fine.
Feel free to add other veggies like sweet peppers.
Oil: any other oil other than olive oil will work.
Maple syrup can be replaced with honey
Chicken can be grilled outdoors until they reach an internal temperature of 165F.

Storage:

Place leftovers in a container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days. Serve cold the next day. Do not freeze.

Nutritional facts:

Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is calculated using a nutrition facts calculator. It is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

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