This Pesto Chicken and Avocado Salad is so good, you'll want to eat it for lunch all week. We take pesto-marinated chicken and add it to fresh greens topped with red onion, tomatoes, feta cheese, and tons of creamy avocado.
When people think of sauces and dressings, I feel like pesto always goes under the radar. Which is a shame, because it's absolutely delicious! To double up on that fresh, herb flavor - dress this salad with an easy homemade pesto vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- Pesto - I use this recipe for spinach-basil pesto... it's so tasty, nut-free, and dairy-free. But you can always just buy your own if you prefer.
- Chicken Breasts - Lean chicken breasts are my pick for this salad. But feel free to sub with deli turkey or shrimp!
- Avocado - Creamy, perfectly-ripe avocado is a must for this recipe. I like to dice mine into cubes and season with a touch of salt + pepper.
How to Make a Pesto Chicken & Avocado Salad
Most of our preparation time is spent getting the chicken marinated and cooked. After that, we can make meal prep easier throughout the week by chopping & storing our vegetables (separately) and then assembling the full salad a couple minutes before eating.
- Start out by adding the pesto & chicken breasts to a bag with some all-purpose seasoning. Shake the bag until the chicken is fully covered, then marinate in the fridge for at least an hour.
- Wash and dry your salad base with a salad spinner. Chop the red onion into strips, the tomatoes into halves, and get your avocado ready.
- One the marinated chicken is ready, cook it over stovetop or in an air fryer. Let that rest for a bit so the juices won't leak out whenever you cut into it.
- Finally, assemble your salad when it's time to eat. Greens, sliced pesto chicken, halved grape tomatoes, sliced red onion, feta, and seasoned avocado cubes. It's absolutely amazing and so fresh-tasting!
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Buffalo Chicken Ranch Cobb Salad
Southwest Chicken Salad
Easy Broccoli Salad
BLT Pasta Salad
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Pesto Chicken and Avocado Salad
Using a nut-free Spinach-Basil Pesto, this Pesto Chicken and Avocado Salad is a tasty way to get all of your greens in! It also stores incredibly well for multiple meals throughout the week.