Grilled Chicken Strawberry Avocado Salad
This healthy, low-carb Grilled Chicken Strawberry Avocado Salad is a big bowl (or plate) of sunshine! I love it because it has so many different textures and flavors. Also, it’s super filling with 30 grams of protein per serving and good fats from olive oil and avocado. I hope you love it as much as I did! Have this for lunch or a light dinner or make it ahead, to have lunch ready for a busy workday. If you like this chicken breast recipe, you might also enjoy California Grilled Chicken Avocado and Mango Salad, or this BBQ Chicken Salad.
This Grilled Chicken Salad is marinated in half of the citrus dressing, then it’s grilled and served over butter lettuce with strawberries and avocado.
Citrus Dressing Ingredients
This easy citrus salad dressing is also used as a marinade here. It uses two types of citrus: orange and lemon. Add salt, pepper, basil, and garlic to the juice and whisk everything with extra virgin olive oil.
How to Make Grilled Chicken Strawberry Avocado Salad
Dressing: Whisk all the salad dressing ingredients and pour half of it over the chicken to marinate. Almonds: Sprinkle the almonds with fresh pepper and pinch of salt and toast in a skillet lightly sprayed with olive oil. Then remove them from the pan. Chicken: Remove the chicken from the marinade and cook in the skillet on medium-high heat for three minutes. Let rest and then thinly slice. Assemble: Divide the lettuce, avocado, strawberries, red onions, and chicken into two bowls. Drizzle the salad with the citrus vinaigrette and top with almonds.
How to Meal Prep
This grilled chicken salad with strawberries is perfect for meal prep. Put all the salad ingredients with exception of the avocado into two meal-prep containers, store the dressing and nuts separately in smaller containers. When you’re ready to eat the salad, slice the avocado, top it with the almonds and dressing.
Variations:
Protein: Swap chicken breast for chicken thighs, shrimp, or salmon. Fruit: Switch out the strawberries for raspberries, apples, or dried cranberries. Lettuce: Sub romaine or mixed baby greens for butter lettuce. Onion: Use shallot instead of red onion. Nuts: Sub pecans or pistachios for almonds. Cheese: Add feta, goat, or blue cheese.
More Grilled Chicken Salad Recipes You’ll Love:
California Grilled Chicken Avocado and Mango Salad Houston’s Grilled Chicken Salad with Peanut Vinaigrette Grilled Chicken Salad with Strawberries and Spinach BBQ Chicken Salad Grilled Romaine Salad with Chicken, Corn, and Salsa Dressing
