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Grilled Chimichurri Chicken Avocado Salad is another meal in a salad!
This Chimichurri Chicken Avocado Salad deserves a DRUM ROLL… Using authentic Chimichurri as a dressing that doubles as a marinade keeps all of the incredible flavours of chimichurri in this bowl! After making a batch of this Authentic Chimuchurri with my dad and grilling chicken thighs with it, I KNEW a new salad was coming!
Chimuchurri Sauce
With minimal ingredients in the salad itself, the chimichurri is the star of this recipe. Sliced tomatoes and red onion make for a typical Uruguayan or Argentine salad, and with the addition of avocados, this salad will be your main meal and keep you full until you need it to! WHY has it taken me so long to post something from my own culture? I don’t know. But it’s about time I did, and what better way to start than with this salad!
To make this salad, you are going to check out this latest Authentic Chimichurri post. Then, you’re going to proceed to make it… (obviously, right)?
Chicken
You’re going to use some of it to coat or marinade your chicken thighs (or breasts). We normally don’t marinade our meats with chimichurri, but for this recipe, I went against our chimichurri rules and did it anyway. It’s ALL about FLAVOUR!
How To Cook Chicken For Chimichurri
Fire up your grills or skillets because it’s THE TIME TO DO IT! Baste your chicken in a little extra chimichurri to keep the flavour profile going, and prepare for a mind-blown type situation. You can also use a hot cast iron skillet.
Dressing
DressingUse the remaining untouched chimichurri sauce as a dressing! Chimichurri has never been better! Chimichurri Chicken Avocado Salad for the win!
WATCH US MAKE Grilled Chimichurri Chicken Avocado Salad HERE!
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Grilled Chimichurri Chicken Avocado Salad
Ingredients
Authentic Chimichurri
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup parsley finely chopped
- 3-4 cloves garlic chopped or minced
- 2 red chillies small, or 1 red chili, deseeded and finely chopped, about 1 tablespoon finely chopped chili
- 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt leveled
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper to taste
Chicken Avocado Salad
- 4 skinless chicken thigh fillets no bone, or chicken breasts
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 5 cups Romaine lettuce or cos lettuce leaves, washed and dried
- 3 ripe tomatoes sliced
- ½ red onion sliced
- 2 avocados sliced
- 1 pinch fresh parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Make a batch of Chimichurri using this recipe, in a small bowl or jug.
- Pour 4 tablespoons of Chimichurri out into a shallow dish to coat the chicken fillets, and allow to marinade for 20 minutes (if time allows). Refrigerate the reserved untouched marinade to use as a dressing.
- Heat the oil in a grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat and grill chicken fillets on each side until golden, crispy and cooked through.
Once chicken is cooked, set aside and allow to rest. - Slice chicken into strips and prepare salad with leaves, tomatoes, onion and avocado slices.
- Drizzle with remaining Chimichurri dressing and serve with (optional) extra parsley leaves.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I have made this numerous times and served it to company. They LOVE it! We love the flavors and all the yummy things in this salad. The dressing is delish too!
Hi Debbie, I am so happy to hear this news! This is one of my favorites too! Xx