Avocado and Chicken Caprese Salad is a fresh and filling salad that's ready in minutes. Light, healthy, and packed with summery flavors!
Meet the fresh and summery salad that’s so irresistable the Pioneer Woman herself gave it a heart eyes emoji on Instagram. I’m not freaking out, you’re freaking out.
Ok, I’m TOTALLY FREAKING OUT!
Ahem. Avocado and Chicken Caprese Salad could not be easier to whip up and is one of the tastiest, most gorgeous salads to come out of my kitchen. This garden-fresh, protein-packed, Caprese-inspired recipe can’t be beat!
I’m using the word “recipe” very loosely here by the way, as there’s no real need to measure anything.
Simply combine diced avocado and chicken breasts with the holy summer trinity of tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella cheese — aka a Caprese Salad. Next add lettuce then generously drizzle the whole thing with reduced balsamic vinegar.
There’s a reason Ree Drummond gave this salad her stamp of approval — it’s as delicious as it is stunning!
How to Make This Recipe
Start with chicken breast that’s been cooked, cooled, then chopped.
Saute the chicken in a skillet on the stove, Air Fry it, bake it, or chop store-bought rotisserie chicken. Place the chopped chicken onto a bed of chopped romaine lettuce.
Next add cherry tomatoes that have been sliced in half, followed by mozzarella cheese pearls. If you can’t find these mini balls of mozzarella cheese, slice a large fresh ball of mozzarella cheese into bite-sized pieces.
Next add diced avocado. I love the creamy texture and cool flavor they add to the classic Caprese mix.
Finally add lots of fresh torn basil plus a heavy drizzle of reduced balsamic vinegar, which will act as the salad dressing.
That’s all she wrote! Speaking of the culinary trinity — this salad is fresh, flavorful, and filling too. Enjoy!
More Fresh Salad Recipes
- Fall Shredded Brussels Sprouts Salad
- Napa Sweet Corn Salad
- Thai Quinoa Salad with Peanut Dressing
- Peach Caprese Salad
- Steak Salad with Maple Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Berry Chicken Quinoa Salad with Strawberry-Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients
- Romaine lettuce
- Cherry tomatoes, halved
- Avocado, diced
- Fresh mozzarella pearls, chopped
- Chopped cooked chicken
- Fresh basil, torn
- Balsamic reduction, see notes for recipe
Directions
- Top plates of lettuce with tomatoes, avocado, fresh mozzarella cheese, chicken, and basil.
- Drizzle balsamic reduction on top then serve.
Notes
- Try my Balsamic Reduction as a dressing!
You had me at balsamic reduction.
Fresh and delicious. Thanks for the recipe!
Everything in this post looks delish!! Have you seen there’s a reduced balsamic at Trader Joe’s? Now it’s even easier. :o)
So I combined two of your recipes to make one delicious one! I made a salad with greens, tomato, basil, bocconcini, chicken and PEACHES! (my grocery store didn’t have avocado… I know.) However, they DID have already bottled balsamic reduction. Plus it’s made in my teeny tiny hometown of Whistler BC, and with no additives or extra ingredients. So I had to buy it, and it made my salad the most delicious ever. I never instragram food, but I did this salad. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
ps if anyone is wondering, the balsamic reduction is by Nonna Pia’s, and it is amazing. comes in a few flavours too but so far I have only tried the classic. I found it here in Calgary at our local Coop, not sure where else it is sold.
I don’t know where I have been, I just found your site and the recipes are awesome. My daughter is insisting I make the Smore pies tonight. It might be a good follow-up to the Avocado and Chicken Caprese Salad. Please continue the good work.
Kathy
I was just thinking about making roasted tomato caprese salad for dinner tonight! I am definitely adding avocado.
I just printed like 20 of your recipes because they all look SO GOOD! Thank you for posting such amazing recipes! I’ve subscribed to your blog so I don’t miss one! :) can’t wait for the mini s’mores post!
Had a salad like this in LA and it was so good– love the idea of adding chicken to it and serving as an entree salad. Yum!
GORGEOUS salad! and that baby to die for :) what a sweetie
Would LOVE S’mores recipe please!!!! :)
give me that smore recipe now!!!!
Mmm, cannot wait to get this on my plate!
Please post the recipe for the mini S’mores Pies!!!!