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Honey Vinaigrette Dressing

This Avocado Mango Chicken Salad is loaded with juicy chicken, creamy avocado and a sweet pop of mango flavor. The Honey Vinaigrette Dressing brings out the individual flavors of each component to this salad.

Ingredients:

1 lb chicken breasts

1/2 tsp garlic salt or to taste

1/8 tsp black pepper or to taste

2 tsp olive oil

6 cups romaine lettuce 1 head, rinsed, chopped and spun dry

1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved

1/2 english cucumber sliced

1 mango pitted, peeled and diced

1 avocado pitted, peeled and diced

1/2 small purple onion thinly sliced

Honey Vinaigrette Dressing:

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 tsp dijon mustard

2 tsp honey

1 garlic clove

1 tsp minced

1 tsp sea salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

1. Cut chicken breast in half lengthwise then season with garlic salt and pepper to taste and sautee in 2 tsp olive oil over medium high heat until browned and cooked through (3 min per side). Remove from pan, cool for 5 minutes then slice into strips against the grain.

2. In a large salad bowl, add chopped romaine. Top with halved cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber, diced mango and avocado, thinly sliced purple onion, 1/4 cup cilantro

* Combine the Honey Vinaigrette Dressing Ingredients in a mason jar, cover tightly with lid and shake together until well combined. You can also mix it up in a bowl and whisk thoroughly. If not using dressing right away, shake well just before serving. Drizzle the salad dressing over the chicken mango avocado salad, adding it to taste.