I'm feeling adventuresome tonight so it's time to try a new recipe. I found a recipe on Pinterest for Chicken Salad that uses avocado instead of mayo or yogurt or sour cream. The original recipe was pretty open ended. So I'm putting my own spin on it.
I'm baking the chicken in a lime, white balsamic vinegar, and olive oil based marinade. I used sea salt, granulated garlic, white pepper, cumin, medium chili powder, and dill for the seasoning.
The recipe called for raw onion, which I'm not a fan of. Instead, I finely chopped a shallot, then soaked it in lime and salt.
When the chicken was done, I shredded it and let it cool.
Cube the avocado as you would for guac. Mix the ingredients with a squeeze of lime. You can add cilantro if you like. (It tastes like soap to me, so I usually leave it out!) I added more salt and a bit more dill to the mixture.
This was pretty quick and easy to make. The most intensive part was baking and shredding the chicken. Turns out this is Paleo or 4 hour body acceptable recipe as well! A healthier chicken salad for summer. Next time, I think I'll try putting some fresh corn or cut up a hard boiled egg in it!
Thanks to the original author for the inspiration! Original recipe can be found here: http://relishscd.blogspot.ca/2012/11/avacado-chicken-salad-scd-paleo.html
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