Name: Chicken Avocado Caprese Salad Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: For Marinade/Dressing:; ¼ cup balsamic vinegar; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp brown sugar; 1 tsp garlic; 1 tsp dried basil; 1 tsp salt; For Salad:; 4 chicken thigh fillets; 5 cups Romaine lettuce leaves; 1 avocado; 1 cup cherry tomatoes; ½ cup mini mozzarella; ¼ cup basil leaves; salt and pepper

How To Make Chicken Avocado Caprese Salad

This Caprese salad has pieces of seared chicken, creamy avocados, mozzarella, and tomatoes tossed in a balsamic vinegar dressing.C

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Marinade/Dressing:

¼cupbalsamic vinegar
2tbspolive oil
2tspbrown sugar
1tspgarlic,minced
1tspdried basil
1tspsalt

For Salad:

4chicken thigh fillets,skin removed, no bone
5cupsRomaine lettuce leaves,or cos, washed and dried
1avocado,sliced
1cupcherry tomatoes,or grape, sliced
½cupmini mozzarella,or bocconcini cheese balls
¼cupbasil leaves,thinly sliced
salt and pepper,to season

Instructions

Marinade/Dressing:

Whisk marinade ingredients together to combine.

Salad:

Place chicken into a shallow dish; pour 4 tablespoons of the dressing/marinade onto the chicken and stir around to evenly coat chicken. Reserve the untouched marinade to use as a dressing.
Heat about 1 teaspoon of oil in a large grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat and grill or sear chicken fillets on each side until golden, crispy and cooked through.
Once chicken is cooked, set aside and allow to rest.

To Assemble:

Slice chicken into strips and prepare salad with lettuce, avocado slices, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and chicken.
Top with basil strips; drizzle with the remaining dressing; season with salt and pepper; serve.