Southwest Chicken Salad Bowl with Cilantro Lime Dressing
You know what today is? Well it’s Freaky Friday! Wheee!!!
What is Freaky Friday you ask? Well 3-4 times a year I get together with several colleagues to make and share recipes from each other’s blog and since this happens on a Friday…. well – you get it right? 🙂
Whee!! It’s Freaky Friday! 😀
I’m excited to share a recipe from Lemoine Family Kitchen! Let me tell you I scoured her blog because there are JUST. SO. MANY. AMAZING. RECIPES! At first I thought I’d share her recipe for Classic Meatballs and Spaghetti because it is authentic Italian deliciousness and absolutely fabulous!!!
Then I saw her recipe for Maple Bacon French Toast Bake (hello! Maple + Bacon? Yes please!) and thought that would be great because everyone is looking for yummy brunch ideas with Mother’s Day on Sunday….
But I decided upon her Southwest Chicken Salad Bowl with Cilantro Lime Dressing because….well, just look at this!!
Southwest Chicken Salad Bowl with Cilantro Lime Dressing
It’s light, bright and delicious – total salad bowl yumminess and a hearty filling meal without weighing you down! Perfect for summertime!
Serve this with the light and tangy cilantro lime salad dressing, it’s fresh and delicious!
I followed Angela’s recipe and prepared the rub. I slathered it on the chicken breast, then tucked it into the refrigerator for about thirty minutes. From there it is simply grilling the chicken and preparing the salad bowl!
When it came to making the salad dressing I changed one thing – instead of a garlic clove, I added 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder (raw garlic is too strong for me, yes I’m a baby!) and rather than chopping everything finely and whisking, I tossed the ingredients into the blender and gave it a whiz (you know… because I’m lazy! 😀 ).
It’s delicious, totally!
Grill the chicken and chop the ingredients and this Southwest Chicken Salad Bowl is done!
This salad bowl exemplifies that salads don’t have to be boring, don’t you agree?!!!
Southwest Chicken Salad Bowl exemplifies that salads don’t have to be boring!
Chopping the salad ingredients didn’t take any time at all and rather than dice the red onion, I like slicing it into thin slivers. I used cherry tomatoes (so flavorful right now!) and rinsed/drained a can of black beans really well and added them also.
Everything is laid on top of a bed of crunchy romaine lettuce. How delicious does this Southwest Chicken Salad Bowl look?
Southwest Chicken Salad Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 large chicken breast
- Spice Mix
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 cup tomatoes diced
- 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
- 1 head romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- For the dressing
- 3 limes juiced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- cilantro
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- In a small bowl mix together the chili powder, salt, garlic powder, oregano, cumin and olive oil.
- Slather the rub all over the chicken breasts. Let it sit on there for about 30 minutes in the fridge.
- Grill the chicken for about 5 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the chicken. When the juices run clear, the chicken should be cooked through. Allow to rest a few minutes before slicing
- Make the dressing in a little bowl or mason jar. Mix up the lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, garlic, salt and pepper.
- To assemble the salad, start with the romaine and top with some tomato, avocado, red onion and black beans.
- Top the salad with the sliced grilled chicken and finish it off with that refreshing lime dressing.
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And for even more Freaky Friday yumminess, stop by and visit the rest of the participating blogs! I know you’ll find a new favorite recipe!
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Deanna
oh, my! I need this for lunch today!! Great job!!!
Bowl Me Over
It’s fabulous! Angela has this recipe totally dialed in!!
debi at Life Currents
This is totally my kind of meal! I mean, anything with avocado is perfection to me! And, southwest flavors seal the deal!
Bowl Me Over
The perfect fresh meal, enjoy Debi!!
Angela
Awe, thank you!!!! Thank you for the kind words and for sharing this recipe- its one of my favorites!!! You are right, its so perfect for summer… big flavor, fresh, bright and healthy! So glad you enjoyed it!!!
Bowl Me Over
It is just fabulous Angela! I am so honored to prepare and share it – thank you for such an amazing recipe!!
Michelle
I love bowl dishes…and this one really looks like it is up our alley!
Bowl Me Over
I know your family will really like it Michelle!!!
Dan from Platter Talk
What a flavorful fiesta in a bowl, here in this dish! The lime dressing is a perfect crown to this beauty and I’m sure it can be used in other dishes as well. Fantastic job, once again!
Bowl Me Over
So true Dan, Angela has this recipe so dialed it!! Just delicious!!!
Justine
This is foodie heaven in a bowl! Looks fantastic.
Bowl Me Over
Yes the perfect light meal – enjoy Justine!!
Lori Vachon
I adore big bowls of flavor like this! Truly adding this into my menu this week, looks fantastic!
Bowl Me Over
You will love it, we certainly have – enjoy Lori!
[email protected]'s Dinnertime Dish
This looks amazing! I would love it for lunch or dinner!
Bowl Me Over
It’s in the rotation for us again this week, I hope you give it a try!!
Jennifer A Stewart
This bowl has everything I could want in a lunch! Love it! I can’t wait to dig into a bowl of this and then hopefully have leftovers for the next one!
Bowl Me Over
One order coming up!! Delivery might be a bit of an issue, but I’ll do my best! 😀
Julie
That is one beautiful salad, and we love anything southwestern. When you have a beautiful salad like this eating heathy is easy!
Bowl Me Over
That is very true Julie and a great reminder. Planning ahead and making good choices!!
Aunt Bee
I could eat this every day!!!!
Bowl Me Over
We should, right? It’s an amazing bowl!!
Michaela Kenkel
First off — that Piggy commercial is one of my favorites of ALL TIMES!! “Weeeeeee!” this is a perfect choice for our spring freaky Friday! I love every single thing about it!
Bowl Me Over
Me too Michaela!!! Every time I look at it, it just makes me laugh, I’m so glad you like it – you work so hard to put this together each time!!!