A great salad needs four elements: a tasty dressing, a fatty ingredient, texture, and some protein. This one has the best versions of all four!
Ingredient
- 4 boneless chicken thighs
- 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped
- ½ cup cherry tomato(100 g), halved
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 avocados, chopped
CHICKEN MARINADE
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 jalapeño pepper, minced
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
DRESSING
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 4 tablespoons lime juice
Direction
- In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients for the chicken marinade.
- Toss in the chicken thighs and marinate for at least one hour.
- In a cast-iron skillet, cook chicken on high heat until there is a nice sear on the surface of the chicken, and the inside is no longer pink. Roughly four minutes each side. Set chicken aside.
- Place chopped lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, and avocados in a large salad bowl.
- Slice cooked chicken thighs and add to the salad bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the dressing. Mix well.
- Toss the salad with the dressing and serve immediately.