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BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

[heart_this] · Jun 7, 2012 · 27 Comments

BBQ Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing

A BBQ chicken salad with tomatoes, corn and black beans all dressed up in an amazing avocado dressing.

Up next is the salad that I made the creamy avocado dressing for, a hearty BBQ chicken salad that eats like a meal. With the warmer days here there is more time for grilling and throwing some grilled chicken onto a salad makes for some nice quick and easy summer meals. It has been a while since I have done anything with BBQ sauce and I had been craving the some of that tasty, sweet and spicy mixture! A BBQ chicken salad seemed like a great way to go and I was immediately thinking about building the salad up with some tomatoes, black beans and grilled corn from the cob. I was also initially thinking about adding diced avocado but I changed my mind and went with a fresh, creamy, guacamole like avocado dressing instead. The combination of the sweet and spicy BBQ chicken with the creamy avocado dressing was quit impressive and the rest of the salad did not disappoint either! I could easily see adding the diced avocado back into the salad along with the avocado dressing for the texture and even more avocado goodness!

BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4

A BBQ chicken salad with tomatoes, corn and black beans all dressed up in an amazing avocado dressing.

ingredients
  • 1 pound chicken breasts
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup BBQ sauce
  • 6 cups lettuce, sliced or torn
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 1 cup corn
  • 1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 4 strips bacon, cut into 1 inch slices and cooked (optional)
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, torn
  • 1/4 cup avocado dressing
directions
  1. Season the chicken with salt and pepper and grill over medium-high heat until cooked, about 4-6 minutes per side basting the chicken in the BBQ sauce as you go.
  2. Let the chicken cool a bit and slice.
  3. Assemble salad and enjoy!
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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    June 7, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    I really enjoyed your avocado dressing, it was so dreamy creamy! Then we'll have to try your bbq chicken. Have a wonderfull day!

    Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    June 7, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    oh yum, that dressing sounds delicious! i had my first avocado dressing the other night and it was just delightful! thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Jennifer and Jaclyn @ sketch-free vegan says

    June 8, 2012 at 12:58 am

    hells yes!

    Reply
  4. Steve @ the black peppercorn says

    June 8, 2012 at 2:14 am

    I just made an avocado dressing last week for a salad and it was the first time I had tasted it. I really enjoyed it. This recipe for the dressing and the salad looks wonderful Kevin. Great job!!

    Reply
  5. Gaby Godoy de Porras says

    June 8, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    Yum! looks delicious!!! thanks for sharing

    Reply
  6. Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine) says

    June 8, 2012 at 1:54 pm

    Yum, this looks like a great summer salad that is not only light but also bursting with flavor!

    Reply
  7. Rocky Mountain Woman says

    June 8, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    My favorite salad with even more avocado goodness!

    lovely…

    Reply
  8. Cathleen says

    June 8, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    Wow, this looks absolutely delicious! I love the combination of ingredients. I have never tried making food with avocado yet, I've really got to start!

    Reply
  9. Joanne says

    June 8, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    I was waiting with bated breath and a growling stomach to see what you were gong to do with that dressing! Love it. Also, so happy we got to finally meet!

    Reply
  10. Carole says

    June 8, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    Nice use of avocado. It would be super if you linked this post in to Food on Friday Series which is all about avocado this week.

    Reply
  11. WokandSpoon says

    June 8, 2012 at 9:11 pm

    I like the heat in the dressing! I add chilli to everything.

    Reply
  12. Tanya Robinson VanElls says

    June 8, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    This looks insanely delicious…love that dressing idea…Thank You!

    Reply
  13. Sara says

    June 9, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    Yum, this salad looks amazing! I'm totally in love with the idea of an avocado dressing…looks creamy and so tasty! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Free Recipes says

    June 9, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    Sound delicious for this BBQ recipe! It's make me so hungry! I can't wait to eat this 🙂

    Reply
  15. Gwen says

    June 10, 2012 at 3:27 am

    Perfect! Putting this on my menu for next week. Can't wait to try the avocado dressing!

    Reply
  16. mountain mama cooks says

    June 11, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    This looks delicious. Light and fresh for the summer. Anything with avocado is a winner in my book!

    Reply
  17. Stephanie305 says

    June 11, 2012 at 3:23 pm

    This was delicious! I followed the recipe exactly as written, and I added cheddar cheese to the salad. My husband and I both really enjoyed it. Thanks!

    Reply
  18. Anonymous says

    June 11, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    You are a culinary genious! I tried the BBQ chicken salad with creamy avocado dressing and am now officially in heaven.

    Reply
  19. Rachel says

    June 12, 2012 at 1:13 am

    Yum! I like this one 🙂

    Reply
  20. Chris says

    June 12, 2012 at 1:29 am

    I'll be keeping this in mine, I just smoked a chicken yesterday and have some leftovers.

    Reply
  21. Kevin says

    June 12, 2012 at 11:35 am

    Joanne: It was great meeting you at the BlogHer Food conference!

    Reply
  22. Kevin says

    June 12, 2012 at 11:36 am

    Chris: Smoked chicken would be amazing in this salad! I so need a smoker!

    Reply
  23. vanillasugarblog says

    June 13, 2012 at 1:22 pm

    I thought of doing this, but forgot.
    How was BlogHer?
    Did you eat good food? See any sights?

    Reply
  24. Kevin says

    June 14, 2012 at 10:43 am

    vanillasugarblog: BlogHer Food was great! The Seattle food scene is really good and filled with tasty food. I got the chance to visit the Pike Market while I was there.

    Reply
  25. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2012 at 2:26 pm

    I made the salad and dressing exactly as the recipes are written and they are wonderful. My daugher and husband used the remaining dressing as dip for veggies at lunch the next day. I will be making this again soon.

    Reply
  26. John says

    June 8, 2013 at 7:50 pm

    Going to try BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing and thanks for the recipe

    Reply
  27. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2014 at 3:11 pm

    This was really good. The dressing is so good and the whole salad came together quickly and was delicious. Thanks for this recipe – we will make this often.

    Reply

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