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Fab Summer Blackened Chicken Salad

12 Reviews
  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 10 min
  • Ready In: 30 min

“This is perfect for summer. You can even buy cooked chicken if it's too hot to cook your own. This makes two large dinner portions.” - by devilsdancefloor

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 2 servings

Directions

  1. Warm 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet 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 skillet, drain on paper towels, cool slightly, and dice; discard oil and garlic.
  2. In a small bowl, mix remaining olive oil, balsamic vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper.
  3. In a large bowl, gently toss the dressing with the mixed salad greens, arugula, avocado, sun-dried tomatoes, and olives. Top with diced chicken to serve.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (2 total)

  • Calories
  • 610 cal
  • 31%
  • Fat
  • 40.4 g
  • 62%
  • Carbs
  • 22.7 g
  • 7%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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ZANE28
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ZANE28

"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...." See more"

KymInNM
10

KymInNM

"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 k..." See moreeeper."

LINDA MCLEAN
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LINDA MCLEAN

"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..." See more 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!"

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