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Jerked Chicken with Mango and Avocado Salad

[heart_this] · Jul 7, 2008 · 41 Comments

Jerked Chicken with Mango and Avocado Salad

When I made the jerk chicken a while ago I ended up with a lot of extra jerk marinade. I have been enjoying having the extra marinade around because it has made for some quick and tasty meals. I was looking for a light meal and I thought; What better than a salad with some jerked chicken? Juicy ripe mangoes were the next thing to come to mind for the salad. Lately I have been enjoying avocados and I thought that they would add a nice bit of relief to the heat of the jerk chicken. I have also been experimenting using beans in salads lately and this time I went with some kidney beans, though black beans also crossed my mind. The salad ended up being quite good. The avocados and sweet mangoes complemented the heat of the spicy chicken nicely.

Jerked Chicken with Mango and Avocado Salad

Jerked Chicken with Mango and Avocado Salad

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 40 minutes Servings: 4
ingredients
  • 1 6 ounce chicken breast
  • 1/4 cup jerk marinade
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 lemon (juice and zest)
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 handfuls romaine lettuce (chopped)
  • 1 mango (peeled, pitted, and cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 1 avocado (peeled, pitted, and cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 1/4 kidney beans (rinsed and drained)
directions
  1. Marinate the chicken in the jerk marinade for 20 minutes to overnight.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan.
  3. Add the chicken and saute until golden brown on both sides, about 3-5 minutes per side.
  4. Mix the lemon juice, lemon zest, oil, honey, dijon mustard, salt and pepper.
  5. Assemble salad and pour on dressing.
  6. Top with sliced jerked chicken.
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Comments

  1. Steph says

    July 7, 2008 at 11:44 am

    Your salad looks great! I love the pairing of sweet + spicy with the added richness of the avocado.

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  2. Dee says

    July 7, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    Yums, Kevin! This looks amazing, as usual 🙂

    (I was going to gush about your amazing photo, but I didn’t want to sound like a broken record.)

    Reply
  3. Ben says

    July 7, 2008 at 12:30 pm

    Oh wow, this dish screams summer all over. It’s too early over here to be looking at this kind of pics :-p

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  4. VeggieGirl says

    July 7, 2008 at 1:05 pm

    mango + avocado + spicy jerk marinade = fabulous.

    Reply
  5. Bellini Valli says

    July 7, 2008 at 1:32 pm

    Very creative Kevin:D

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  6. Jeff says

    July 7, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    I always grill pineapple with my jerk but man that mango sounds good and awesome.

    Reply
  7. Gloria says

    July 7, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    Hi Kevin, I think mango and avocado are really nice!!!xGloria

    Reply
  8. Jeanine says

    July 7, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    That looks like the perfect summer meal! Yum!

    Reply
  9. Parker says

    July 7, 2008 at 2:51 pm

    Nice dish. Funny was going to make jerk chicken last night, but was short a few ingredients. Always love chicken with mango.

    Reply
  10. Mónica says

    July 7, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    Kevin , what a lovely blog with so many tasty recipes. This salad looks realy yummi.Is hard to resist that great photo!
    Can i have a bite?

    Reply
  11. Adam says

    July 7, 2008 at 3:21 pm

    The salad looks awesome with the avocado. Very islandy.

    Reply
  12. Deborah says

    July 7, 2008 at 4:00 pm

    The chicken looks great, but I’m loving the combo of mango and avocado! Yum!

    Reply
  13. noobcook says

    July 7, 2008 at 4:14 pm

    The chicken sitting a top the fruity salad looks so delectable!

    Reply
  14. Pam says

    July 7, 2008 at 4:15 pm

    Looks light and so tasty. The colors in the photo are beautiful too.

    Reply
  15. Katie says

    July 7, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    that looks delicious. i love jerk spice with mango.

    Reply
  16. Jenny says

    July 7, 2008 at 4:48 pm

    Wow Kevin,What a gorgeous looking salad! Wish I had it for lunch today!

    Reply
  17. Katie says

    July 7, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    This looks beautiful. Spicy and Sweet a perfect combo.

    Reply
  18. OhioMom says

    July 7, 2008 at 5:26 pm

    Oh yeah, another fab meal. Now, let me go look for that jerk marinade.

    Reply
  19. eliza says

    July 7, 2008 at 5:29 pm

    Yummy! i love the colors and the combination of the dish!

    Reply
  20. noble pig says

    July 7, 2008 at 5:35 pm

    I love a good jerk and I love jerk chicken too!

    Reply
  21. Becky says

    July 7, 2008 at 5:57 pm

    aaah this looks delicious! a perfect summer salad.

    Reply
  22. Bridgett says

    July 7, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    The combination of mango and the jerk chicken would be wonderful….full of flavor. Another lovely dish, Kevin!

    Reply
  23. Elle says

    July 7, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    I love this! We love jerk chicken, and pairing it with mango and avocado is pure genius, Kevin!

    Reply
  24. Just One Plate says

    July 7, 2008 at 7:18 pm

    What a great combination. I am going to try this recipe this weekend.

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  25. giz says

    July 7, 2008 at 8:04 pm

    Kevin, I don’t know what you do to make your living but food styling is something you might want to consider – even if you do it free lance. You do have a flair. That jerked chicken looks really appealing.

    Reply
  26. Laura @ Hungry and Frozen says

    July 7, 2008 at 8:14 pm

    Delicious – mango and avocado together sounds fabulous 🙂

    Reply
  27. Dragon says

    July 7, 2008 at 10:44 pm

    Mango and Avocado are two of my favourite flavour combinations. The chicken looks amazing.

    Reply
  28. Anonymous says

    July 8, 2008 at 12:17 am

    It looks delicious!

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    Reply
  29. My Sweet & Saucy says

    July 8, 2008 at 2:12 am

    Love all the components for this salad! I like that it seems like a real meal and would fill you up nicely!

    Reply
  30. Mark says

    July 8, 2008 at 3:07 am

    This looks fantastic… love the flavor and texture combinations. You are the hardest working man in the food blogging business. Keep up the good work.

    Reply
  31. Anonymous says

    July 8, 2008 at 3:40 am

    Wow…this salad looks fabulous. I’ll eat almost anything with mango or avocado in it.

    Reply
  32. Mrs Ergül says

    July 8, 2008 at 7:19 am

    Kevin, this looks really appetizing!! salad, mango, chicken – all good!

    Reply
  33. Grace says

    July 8, 2008 at 7:27 am

    what did you just call me? a jerk and a chicken? i’m hurt. no, actually, i don’t mind at all–this is an awesome meal! 🙂

    Reply
  34. HoneyB says

    July 8, 2008 at 12:17 pm

    This looks absolutely amazing. I have two mangos at home and was thinking of making a salsa – I plan to search your archives first. Of course, you were the first person I thought of when I thought of making something with mangos!

    Reply
  35. Sharon says

    July 8, 2008 at 2:54 pm

    It’s been awhile since I”ve been able to get my hands on a mango that creates big, yummy chunks like that. I love the flavor combo of this dish. I always need something a little sweet to cut down the spicyness!

    Reply
  36. Dawn says

    July 8, 2008 at 4:00 pm

    I have to agree with what others are saying, the combo you have created here sounds like it goes really well together.
    What a great dinner to serve on a hot summer night.
    I just might steal this as I love jerk chicken.

    Reply
  37. Nina's Kitchen (Nina Timm) says

    July 8, 2008 at 4:49 pm

    Oh, Kevin this looks delicious even in the middle of winter.

    Reply
  38. Manggy says

    July 10, 2008 at 2:20 am

    Awesome. Great salad, Kevin– try putting jerked chicken, mangoes, and tomato sauce on a pizza base! 🙂

    Reply
  39. Alice says

    July 10, 2008 at 3:47 am

    Scrumptious. Avocado and mango are always a good combination so added to jerk chicken..even better. Great idea! Yum.

    Reply
  40. Beatrice says

    November 8, 2008 at 11:20 am

    delicious!

    Reply
  41. Diane Green says

    July 13, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    It's good with 1/4 cup chopped cilantro!

    Reply

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