This BBQ Chicken Salad is simple, delicious and comes together in minutes – a wonderful summer salad bowl!
You know there are those people that don't really like salads? Yeah, I am always surprised that there are people that don't really like salads. Dave (Mr HHH) is exactly like that. Well, this is a salad that will win them over. Last summer (ahhh, summer. You seem so long ago), I made it my mission to create a salad that even Dave would enjoy and I more than completed that mission when I made my Spicy Steak and Roasted Potato Salad. I couldn't just make him one salad for the rest of his life, so I set out to make more that he would enjoy.
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After I made my healthy ranch dressing a couple of weeks ago, it got me thinking "what can I put this on". Well, the answer to that is pretty much anything - it is awesome. But it goes really, really well with BBQ chicken. I discovered this after we had some pulled BBQ chicken leftover from tacos the night before.
This is also a great make ahead of time salad and can easily be transported to work. Make all your co-workers jealous with your tasty and healthy salad whilst they are eating their bland pre-packaged sandwiches.
How to make BBQ Chicken Salad - Serves 2:
BBQ Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 chicken breast diced
- 8 tbsp BBQ sauce
- 1 romaine lettuce chopped
- 2 handfuls butterhead/spinach letice
- 80 g tinned sweetcorn
- 2 carrots peeled and diced
- 0.5 avocado diced
- 8 cherry tomatoes diced
- 4 tbsp ranch dressing
- 2 mini tortillas cut in to strips
- 1 lime juice
- 30 g cheddar grated
Instructions
- Cut the tortillas in to strips and then spray with oil. Put in a preheated oven at 180C for 4 minutes until crispy.
- Heat the oil in a large pan and then add the chicken. Gently cook for 5-6 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the BBQ sauce.
- Add the lettuce to a large serving bowl and squeeze the lime juice over it. Top with the chopped avocado, diced tomatoes, sweetcorn and grated carrot. Top with the BBQ chicken.
- Add the cheese and tortilla chips.
- Drizzle the ranch dressing on top.
Nutritional Information
What's your favourite salad? Leave a comment below.
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Janice Pattie (@FarmersgirlCook)
I love salad. I think a classic caesar salad with fresh anchovies is my favourite .
Sylvia @ Happiness is homemade
Great salad! I'm bookmarking recipes for salads that I can take to work, this suits perfectly ;)
Nazima
wow this looks amazing. I am one of those who is not as keen on salad as I really ought to be but this is really working for me. Avocado, Pulled Barbequed Chicken. mmmmm. On my list to make for work. Yum
Morgan @ Peaches, Please!
I bet this would be awesome with some corn or black beans mixed in.
Kari @ bite-sized thoughts
Salads are definitely not all created equal! This one looks like it packs lots of flavour and texture contrast too :)
Louisa
Yep, that's definitely a salad to win over the most ardent of salad dislikers! Sounds pretty delicious to me and I love your recipe for healthy ranch dressing.
Lucy
Mmm looks lovely! My husband would definitely enjoy that, as he likes pulled pork, so pulled chicken sounds just as good!