Perfect Chicken Mango and Avocado Salad
By the QuiteRecipes team (Jamy & Kaïna) | Food Service Professional, Early Childhood Expert & Parents
A complete and colorful salad that marries the sweetness of mango and avocado with grilled chicken protein, all elevated by a honey dressing.
Sweet mango, creamy avocado, and grilled chicken in one bright salad. Each bite hits sweet, rich, and savory at once, and the whole thing comes together in minutes. A salad that feels like a meal.
🥄 Ingredients
- 🫗 1 lb (approx. 450g) chicken breasts (2 medium)
- 🫗 1/2 tsp garlic salt (or to taste)
- 🫗 1/8 tsp black pepper (or to taste)
- 🫗 2 tsp olive oil
- 🫗 6 cups romaine lettuce (1 head), rinsed, chopped and dried
- 🫗 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 🫗 1/2 English cucumber, sliced
- 🫗 1 mango, pitted, peeled and diced
- 🫗 1 avocado, pitted, peeled and diced
- 🫗 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 🫗 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 🫗 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted for garnish
- 🫗 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 🫗 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 🫗 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 🫗 2 tsp honey
- 🫗 1 garlic clove (1 tsp), chopped
- 🫗 1 tsp sea salt
- 🫗 1/4 tsp black pepper (or to taste)
Nutrition Facts*
*Nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on ingredients, brands and portion sizes. Values are provided per serving.
👨🍳 Instructions
**Cook the chicken:** Season the chicken breasts with garlic salt and pepper. Cook them in olive oil in a pan or on the grill until well browned and cooked through. Let rest, then cut into pieces.
**Prepare the dressing:** In a bowl, whisk together the olive oil, apple cider vinegar, mustard, honey, chopped garlic, salt and pepper until smooth.
**Assemble:** In a large bowl, arrange the romaine lettuce. Add the chicken, tomatoes, cucumber, mango, avocado, red onion and cilantro.
**Serve:** Drizzle with dressing just before serving and garnish with the toasted slivered almonds.
🎥 Video Tutorial
Perfect Chicken Mango and Avocado Salad
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About the Authors
This recipe and guide was developed, tested, and approved in our home kitchen and daily life. Jamy is a retired Food Service District Manager and Early Childhood Program Manager who spent his career overseeing multi-site restaurant operations, large-scale culinary production, and daycare menu management. Kaïna brings the ultimate real-world test: making sure it brings ease and joy to our kids on a busy weeknight.
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