Best-ever blackened chicken salad
This quick salad is absolutely perfect for summer. You can save additional time by buying cooked chicken. Serve with a crusty roll for a substantial dinner.
Ingredients
Serves: 2
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 2 (175g) skinless, boneless chicken breast fillets
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled, crushed
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 110g mixed green salad
- 20g rocket
- 1 avocado, peeled, stoned and diced
- 12 oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and sliced
- 70g black olives, sliced
Method
Prep:20min ›
Cook:10min ›
Ready in:30min
- Warm 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Season both sides of chicken with Cajun seasoning and place in hot oil. Stir in crushed garlic. Cook chicken 5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Remove chicken from frying pan, drain on kitchen towels, cool slightly and dice; discard oil and garlic.
- In a small bowl, mix remaining olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper.
- In a large bowl, gently toss the dressing with the mixed green salad, rocket, avocado, sun-dried tomatoes and olives. Top with diced chicken to serve.
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This was an excellent salad. It reminds me of a Cobb Salad. I also added some crumbled feta cheese to add some zing to it, but either way it is a good one. - 18 Aug 2005 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This had a nice zing to it. I made it as a side salad for blackened salmon, so I didn't use the chicken. I added a clove of garlic and about 3 dashes of cajun seasoning to the dressing. Definitely a keeper. - 13 Sep 2006 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This salad was so good and a snap to put together. Instead of frying the chicken whole, I sliced the breasts into strips and then seasoned. Not a sun dried tomato fan so I left those out but because I had everything on hand, I added broccoli, carrots, cukes and topped with feta. The avocado beautifully complimented the spice of the chicken. Very nice and thank you! - 18 Jun 2009 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)