Chimichurri Chicken Chopped Salad
This fresh Chimichurri Chicken Chopped Salad is loaded with lettuces, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onions and grilled chicken.
Ingredients
- FOR THE CHICKEN
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 medium skinless free range organic chicken breast
- Salt and ground black pepper
- FOR THE SALAD
- 5 cups lettuce - chopped
- 1 cup cucumber - chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomato - cut in half
- ½ cup red onions - chopped
- ½ cup orange bell pepper - chopped
- FOR THE CHIMICHURRI SAUCE
- 1 cup parsley*
- ¼ cup red onion - chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt - or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon pepper - or to taste
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ teaspoon Italian blend seasoning
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- FOR THE CHICKEN
- Season chicken with salt and pepper.
- Place chicken on a greased grill or grill pan and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side, or until the chicken is cooked though.
- Leave the breast chicken to cool down, slice it and set aside.
- FOR THE CHIMICHURRI
- Add all the Chimichurri ingredients in a food processor or high-speed blender and process on low. For about 3 minutes. Set aside.
- FOR THE SALAD
- In a large salad bowl, add first the lettuce, and then top it with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onions, bell pepper and the sliced breast chicken.
- Pour the Chimichurri sauce on top of the salad and taste to check for seasoning.
Notes
* You can make this sauce with ½ cup of cilantro + ½ cup of parsley too.