Chicken Mango Avocado Salad

Ingredients:

– 1 lb chicken breasts, (2 medium)

– 1/2 tsp garlic salt, or to taste

– 1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste

– 2 tsp olive oil

– 6 cups romaine lettuce, 1 head, rinsed, chopped and spun dry

– 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

– 1/2 english cucumber, sliced

– 1 mango, pitted, peeled and diced

– 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and diced

– 1/2 small purple onion, thinly sliced

– 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

– 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted, for topping

Honey Vinaigrette Dressing:

– 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

– 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

– 2 tsp dijon mustard

– 2 tsp honey

– 1 garlic clove, 1 tsp minced

– 1 tsp sea salt

– 1/4 tsp black pepper, or to taste

Method:

1. Cut chicken breast in half lengthwise then season with garlic salt and pepper to taste and sautee in 2 tsp olive oil over medium high heat until browned and cooked through (3 min per side).

Remove from pan, cool for 5 minutes then slice into strips against the grain.

2. In a large salad bowl, add chopped romaine. Top with halved cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber, diced mango and avocado, thinly sliced purple onion, 1/4 cup cilantro (and yes cilantro can be omitted if you have a cilantro aversion).

How to make Honey Vinaigrette Dressing:

Combine the Honey Vinaigrette Dressing Ingredients in a mason jar, cover tightly with lid and shake together until well combined.

You can also mix it up in a bowl and whisk thoroughly. If not using dressing right away, shake well just before serving.

Drizzle the salad dressing over the chicken mango avocado salad, adding it to taste.