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BLT Balsamic Chicken Avocado & Feta Salad is a delicious twist to a BLT in salad form, with a balsamic dressing that doubles as a marinade! You won’t even miss the bread in this mega loaded salad.

BLT Balsamic Chicken Avocado & Feta Salad… Heaven in a bowl? I think so!

BLT Balsamic Chicken Avocado Salad on a platter


Aside from the avocado and feta and crispy bacon in this bowl of epic-ness, the balsamic dressing / marinade / gift from the salad gods is everything. If you love all the salads on my blog so far, this one is right up there with the best of them.

The dressing has so many flavours packed into it, that when you fry your chicken with it AND dress your salad with the rest of it, you won’t know what to do with yourself. No only does it contain the obvious balsamic and olive oil, get ready for your mind to be blown with a sprinkle of Italian herbs, a kick of garlic and a hint of honey. You will be table top dancing, along with your taste buds.

By the way, there is balsamic in there? I swear, sunk right at the bottom. I wanted to capture those herbs sitting at the top. When you whisk it together, it’s a whirlpool of balsamic lava lamp.

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Dressing made for BLT Balsamic Chicken Avocado & Feta Salad

With all of you guys writing in telling me how much you’re loving these dressing / marinade salads, and how much they’re making your lives easier, and some of you even demanding MORE SALADS…..this one will NOT disappoint you. Neither will our Avocado and Salsa, no matter who’s enjoying it—whether it’s your anti-salad husbands, boyfriends, children, family, parents, friends, neighbors, or anyone else you’re sharing it with. That’s if you’re sharing, of course.

The chicken gets marinaded in some of the dressing to keep the easy merriment going. Then pan-fried to crispy, golden, tender, juicy deliciousness.

Chicken pieces being marinated for BLT Balsamic Chicken Avocado & Feta Salad

Once your salad is assembled and ready, you’re going to let it rain bacon and feta allllllllllll over the place.

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Because skimpy rabbit-food salads don’t exist in my world.

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4.75 from 16 votes

BLT Balsamic Chicken Avocado Salad

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 18 minutes
Servings: 4
BLT Balsamic Chicken Avocado Feta Salad is a delicious twist to a BLT in a bowl! With a balsamic dressing that doubles as a marinade you won't even miss the bread in this mega loaded salad.
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Ingredients 
 

Balsamic Dressing / Marinade:

  • 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons water or more oil if you wish
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 2 teaspoons garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt adjust to your tastes
  • 4 skinless boneless chicken thigh fillets or breast fillets

Salad:

  • 5 ounces bacon diced and trimmed of all fat
  • 8 cups mixed salad lettuce leaves or Romaine or Cos lettuce leaves
  • 2 tomatoes chopped
  • 1 red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbled
  • 1 pinch Italian seasoning extra
  • 1 pinch salt to taste
  • 1 pinch pepper to taste

Instructions 

  • Whisk balsamic dressing / marinade ingredients together until well combined. Pour 2-3 tablespoons into a shallow bowl. Add the chicken thighs and coat evenly. Season with salt and pepper; set aside for 10 minutes while the frying bacon.
  • Fry bacon until crisp in a skillet over medium-high heat. Wipe pan over with paper towel.
  • Cook chicken fillets until crisp and cooked through (about 7 minutes each side).
  • Arrange all salad ingredients in a large bowl. Top with the bacon, chicken, avocado and sprinkle with feta, extra Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to your tastes. Drizzle with the remaining dressing, and serve.

Notes

Tip: Make sure not to overcrowd your pan with chicken or you will be inundated with juice and your chicken will lack that golden sear.

Nutrition

Calories: 454kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 1.103mg | Potassium: 750mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1.068IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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28 Comments

  1. Marianne says:

    5 stars
    This was delicious! Thank you so much for an easy, amazing recipe!

  2. Gail Kraynak says:

    5 stars
    This was delicious! A picky hubby who hates veggies loved it! Didn’t have honey or feta, used maple syrup and blue cheese. Fantastic salad and dressing!

  3. Merrilee says:

    5 stars
    This salad make such a great main course dish. All the flavors and textures are awesome!

  4. Tori says:

    5 stars
    I’ve now incorporated this recipe into our rotation for meal preps! I typically use chicken breast and turkey bacon and it’s still delicious! I put everything but the avocado into a mason jar for salads during the week.