Best Chicken Avocado Bacon Salad Recipes

BACON-WRAPPED GRILLED CHICKEN SALAD WITH AVOCADO AND LIME

Steps:

• Take the chicken breasts out of the fridge to come to room temperature. Soak wooden toothpicks or skewers in water while you ready your grill. Clean the grate thoroughly and build a hot fire. This chicken needs to be cooked over intense, direct heat.
• While the coals heat, butterfly the chicken breasts: On a chopping board, place one hand on top of the breast, and slice into its side, starting at the thick end and moving toward the thin point. Make sure not to cut all the way through. Then, open up the breast, cover with plastic wrap and, using a rolling pin, roll the chicken to an even thickness of 1/2 inch; set aside.
• Prepare the dressing: Crush the herbs, salt and garlic in a pestle until you have a thick, bright-green paste (or finely chop them); stir in the lime juice. Scoop the avocados into the pestle and crush, then stir in the oil, pepper and half the jalapeños. Prepare the salad components so they're ready to be assembled when the chicken is cooked.
• When the coals are burning red and the grill hisses when you drop water on it, salt and pepper the chicken breasts on both sides. Lay 4 slices of bacon flat on each breast crosswise, then turn the chicken over and fold the bacon ends over like you're wrapping a parcel. Secure the ends of the bacon with toothpicks or skewers.
• Place the bacon-wrapped breasts on the grill, with the side without the toothpicks facing down. There will be some flare-ups as the bacon fat hits the coals; if it's burning, pull the parcels off the grill and give the coals a few minutes to cool. Otherwise, when the parcels have nice color on the first side, after about 3 or 4 minutes, flip them over. Cook on the second side until cooked through, about 2 to 4 minutes more; transfer to a cutting board to rest.
• Assemble the salad: Toss the leaves with about 1/3 of the avocado dressing and some additional olive oil to thin it. Use your hands to toss until coated and season to taste with salt.
• Pull the toothpicks or skewers out of the bacon-wrapped breasts and slice them into strips. Dollop 1/3 of the avocado dressing onto the serving platter, then arrange the leaves, chicken and eggs on top. Dollop with the remaining avocado dressing to taste. Finish with more herbs, remaining jalapeños, lime wedges and some extra olive oil for gloss.

HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN, BACON, AND AVOCADO SALAD RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, add the olive oil, honey, stone ground mustard, Dijon mustard, lemon, garlic, salt, and pepper. Whisk until smooth.
• Remove ½ of the marinade and refrigerate to use as a dressing.
• Add chicken thighs to remaining marinade and let it marinate for two hours.
• Add a teaspoon of olive oil to a nonstick pan. Sear chicken on each side until golden, crispy, and cooked through. Set aside and allow to rest.
• Put lettuce in a large bowl, add tomatoes, red onions, avocado slices, and hard-boiled egg.
• Slice chicken into strips and place in the salad.
• Add the remaining marinade to the salad and toss.
• Sprinkle bacon on top.
• Enjoy!

ROAST ASPARAGUS AND MUSHROOM CHICKEN SPINACH SALAD WITH BACON, AVOCADO AND GOAT CHEESE RECIPE

Steps:

• Toss the asparagus and mushrooms in the oil, salt and pepper, place on a baking sheet in a single layer and roast in a preheated 400F/200C oven until they start to caramelize, about 20 minutes, mixing half way through.
• Meanwhile, cook the bacon and set aside on paper towels to drain before crumbling.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste, heat the grill (or a pan) to medium-high heat, brush with oil and cook the chicken until cooked through and golden brown, about 3-5 minutes per side, before letting rest for 5 minutes and slicing.
• Assemble the salad, toss in the dressing and enjoy!

HONEY MUSTARD CHICKEN, AVOCADO + BACON SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk marinade / dressing ingredients together to combine. Pour half the marinade into a shallow dish to marinade the chicken fillets for two hours if time allows. Refrigerate the reserved untouched marinade to use as a dressing.
• Heat a nonstick pan (or grill pan or skillet) over medium heat with about a teaspoon of oil and sear / grill chicken fillets on each side until golden, crispy and cooked through. (Grill in batches to prevent excess water being released.) Once chicken is cooked, set aside and allow to rest.
• Wipe pan over with paper towel; drizzle with another teaspoon of oil and fry the bacon until crispy.
• Slice chicken into strips and prepare salad with leaves, tomatoes, avocado slices, corn, onion strips and chicken.
• Whisk 2 tablespoons of water into the remaining untouched marinade / dressing and drizzle over the salad. Sprinkle the bacon over the top and season with a little extra salt and cracked pepper (optional).

CHICKEN AVOCADO BACON SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together marinade ingredients to combine. Reserving a few tablespoons to use as dressing, pour marinade into a zip top bag with the chicken thighs. Refrigerate over night.
• Fry bacon until crispy. Remove from pan, chop, and reserve.
• Over medium high heat, cook chicken in rendered bacon fat till golden brown and crispy on both sides. Remove from pan, and allow to rest for five minutes. Slice, and reserve.
• In a large bowl, add romaine lettuce, then the rest of the ingredients (including bacon and chicken) on top. Top with reserved dressing and serve.

CHICKEN, BACON AND AVOCADO SALAD

Steps:

• Season chicken on both sides. Heat oil in frying pan and cook chicken over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown and cooked.
• Cook bacon in same pan for 4 minutes or until crisp and golden. Drain on paper towels.
• Gently toss tomato, lettuce, avocado and bacon together in bowl.
• Cut chicken on the diagonal side into thin slices, then add to salad.
• Pour balsamic vinegar over salad and toss again. Garnish with Parmesan and serve immediately.

CHICKEN, AVOCADO, BACON AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Place lettuce in large shallow bowl.
• Top with all remaining ingredients except dressing.
• Add dressing just before serving; mix lightly.