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
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
- 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.
- Let the chicken cool a bit and slice.
- Assemble salad and enjoy!
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Anonymous says
June 7, 2012 at 9:17 pmI really enjoyed your avocado dressing, it was so dreamy creamy! Then we'll have to try your bbq chicken. Have a wonderfull day!
Anonymous says
June 7, 2012 at 10:01 pmoh yum, that dressing sounds delicious! i had my first avocado dressing the other night and it was just delightful! thanks for sharing!
Jennifer and Jaclyn @ sketch-free vegan says
June 8, 2012 at 12:58 amhells yes!
Steve @ the black peppercorn says
June 8, 2012 at 2:14 amI 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!!
Gaby Godoy de Porras says
June 8, 2012 at 1:47 pmYum! looks delicious!!! thanks for sharing
Ashley Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine) says
June 8, 2012 at 1:54 pmYum, this looks like a great summer salad that is not only light but also bursting with flavor!
Rocky Mountain Woman says
June 8, 2012 at 4:39 pmMy favorite salad with even more avocado goodness!
lovely…
Cathleen says
June 8, 2012 at 5:07 pmWow, 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!
Joanne says
June 8, 2012 at 8:20 pmI 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!
Carole says
June 8, 2012 at 8:41 pmNice 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.
WokandSpoon says
June 8, 2012 at 9:11 pmI like the heat in the dressing! I add chilli to everything.
Tanya Robinson VanElls says
June 8, 2012 at 11:47 pmThis looks insanely delicious…love that dressing idea…Thank You!
Sara says
June 9, 2012 at 3:10 pmYum, this salad looks amazing! I'm totally in love with the idea of an avocado dressing…looks creamy and so tasty! 🙂
Free Recipes says
June 9, 2012 at 4:44 pmSound delicious for this BBQ recipe! It's make me so hungry! I can't wait to eat this 🙂
Gwen says
June 10, 2012 at 3:27 amPerfect! Putting this on my menu for next week. Can't wait to try the avocado dressing!
mountain mama cooks says
June 11, 2012 at 1:50 pmThis looks delicious. Light and fresh for the summer. Anything with avocado is a winner in my book!
Stephanie305 says
June 11, 2012 at 3:23 pmThis 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!
Anonymous says
June 11, 2012 at 9:36 pmYou are a culinary genious! I tried the BBQ chicken salad with creamy avocado dressing and am now officially in heaven.
Rachel says
June 12, 2012 at 1:13 amYum! I like this one 🙂
Chris says
June 12, 2012 at 1:29 amI'll be keeping this in mine, I just smoked a chicken yesterday and have some leftovers.
Kevin says
June 12, 2012 at 11:35 amJoanne: It was great meeting you at the BlogHer Food conference!
Kevin says
June 12, 2012 at 11:36 amChris: Smoked chicken would be amazing in this salad! I so need a smoker!
vanillasugarblog says
June 13, 2012 at 1:22 pmI thought of doing this, but forgot.
How was BlogHer?
Did you eat good food? See any sights?
Kevin says
June 14, 2012 at 10:43 amvanillasugarblog: 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.
Anonymous says
July 16, 2012 at 2:26 pmI 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.
John says
June 8, 2013 at 7:50 pmGoing to try BBQ Chicken Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing and thanks for the recipe
Anonymous says
July 16, 2014 at 3:11 pmThis 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.