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Avocado chicken salad served in lettuce cups on a blue plate.

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons avocado oil
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon yellow curry powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup cashews
  • 1 cup avocado mashed
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger minced
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons celery diced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro roughly chopped
  • 1/4 cup green onion sliced
  • Lettuce cups for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Rub the avocado oil over the chicken breasts, and then rub in the curry powder, covering all the chicken. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
    Rubbing curry powder onto a raw chicken breast for avocado chicken salad.
  • Place the chicken on a baking sheet and the cashews on a separate, small baking sheet. Cook the chicken until no longer pink inside, about 25-30 minutes. Cook the cashews until golden brown and nutty-smelling, about 10-12 minutes.
    Baking chicken breast and cashews for avocado chicken salad in an oven.
  • Let the chicken cool to room temperature and then refrigerate for at least 2 hours to cool completely. Additionally, roughly chop the cashews and set aside.
    Roughly chopping cashews for avocado chicken salad.
  • Once the chicken has chilled, stir together the avocado, lemon juice, ginger, and salt and pepper to taste. Fold in the celery, cilantro, green onions, and chopped cashews.
    Folding cashews, green onions, and cilantro into avocado for chicken salad.
  • Chop the chicken into small pieces and fold into the avocado mixture. Adjust salt and pepper if needed.
    Folding chopped chicken into avocado mixture for avocado chicken salad.
  • Serve on lettuce cups.
    Avocado chicken salad served in a lettuce cup.

Nutrition Info:

Calories: 336kcal (17%) Carbohydrates: 9.5g (3%) Protein: 27.7g (55%) Fat: 18.5g (28%) Saturated Fat: 2.6g (16%) Sodium: 666mg (29%) Fiber: 5.3g (22%) Sugar: 1.3g (1%)

Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition information are estimates only and may vary based on the specific brands, ingredients, and portion sizes you use. This data is provided for informational purposes only.