Chicken Avocado Salad Recipe

Delicious and easy to prepare, Chicken and Avocado Salad is a tasty meal that is low in calories yet high in nutrition. Ideal for those counting calories, people on a diet or just as a refreshing change to everyday eating, chicken and avocado salad can be adapted to suit all the families taste.

The good part about eating Chicken and Avocado Salad is it is very low in cholesterol, which is good for the heart as well as the stomach. Chicken is low in fat and avocado contains fat that may actually help to raise levels of HDL ("good"cholesterol) which actually protects arteries, while lowering levels of LDL ("bad" cholesterol).

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Chicken & Avocado Salad Recipe

Chicken and Avacado Salad image. For a light meal that is filling and satisfying, Chicken and Avocado Salad is a favorite with weight watchers and people who worry about cholesterol levels. Follow the guidelines for our easy to make recipe below and make any changes to the ingredients you may like.

Total calories per serve is under 400 calories or 1680 kJ.

Ingredients

One Medium Chicken Breast Fillet
1 Medium avocado
1/2 Onion
2 Cups Lettuce
I/2 Lebanese Cucumber
2 Tomatoes
10 black olives
250g Fetta Cheese
Juice 1 Lemon
2 Tbls Olive Oil (Extra Virgin)

Method

Steam or dry roast chicken until tender
Cut chicken into thin strips and arrange on serving plate
Peel avocado and slice fruit in thin strips
Dice cucumber, tomato and fetta cheese
Thinly shave lettuce and onion
Add all prepared ingredients to a large mixing bowl
Add olives
Blend lemon juice and olive oil together to make a low calorie salad dressing and sprinkle over ingredients
Mix all salad ingredients together to allow the dressing to permeate through
Serves 2

Please note that Avocado do contain fat and are relatively high in calories. 1 medium avocado contains 255 calories and 30g of fat. The fat is monounsaturated fat, believed to be good to lower bad cholesterol. Avocado are high in antioxidants and folate. Avacado contain 60 percent more potassium per ounce than bananas. Avocado do not contain any cholesterol.

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