Friday 7 December 2012

Avocado and Chicken Salad



Ever since my first acquaintance with the avocado, I am now mad about avocados! My next avocado dish is a salad with steamed chicken. I made a dressing with lemon juice and red wine vinegar and it was totally delicious. The creamy avocado made for an indulging mouth feel and I simply cannot get enough!


Avocado and Chicken Salad

For the salad
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- 8 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 cup alfalfa sprouts
- some pineapple slices
- Corriander leaves
- Steamed chicken, shredded

Dressing
- Juice from 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil

For the dressing :
- Pound garlic with salt and peppercorns.
- Add lemon juice, red wine vinegar, honey and olive oil.  Stir to mix,

To assemble the salad :
- Put all vegetables and chicken into a mixing bowl.
- Pour in dressing and toss.

Note : A sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds would add a nice touch.



53 comments:

  1. oh yum! now i know what to do with my avocado in the fridge
    thks! :)

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    1. Try this salad, Alice. You can use your own favorite dressing and it will taste just as good :)

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  2. Light and healthy,as an avocado fan, I would certainly enjoy this for sure!

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  3. Wow PH! This is my kind of weekday lunch that I pack to work everyday. Healty and yummy!

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    1. Alvin, you are eating healthy. It's great you pack salads for lunch. I tried doing that but due to time constraint,I gave up :(

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  4. Hi Phong Hong
    Though I already had my lunch but looking at your salad I dont mind to have some now. An indeed healthy salad...

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    1. Mel, this salad is not only healthy but it is also very yummy!

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  5. wahh dah jd tokey avocado ke skrg ni.. post sini 1 kotak ya.. :)

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    1. Nor, avocado ni lemak-lemak gitu, sedap! Nanti kita exchange, Nor post kek coklat, PH hantar avocado sekotak. Hee...hee....

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  6. sound very refreshing salad, and perfect for a diet meal..

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    1. Sonia, it makes dieting not so torture heh...heh....

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  7. so healthy la....lazy me is happy with avo with soy sauce...just take out the stone & put a bit of soy sauce....twirl around and scoop with spoon straight to the mouth....divine!

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    1. With soya sauce? Eh, I must try it then :)

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  8. Very healthy salad dear. Easy to put when u are lazy

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    1. Vimitha, that's what I like about salads. Just put everything in and mix!

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    1. Ola, it is really good for us to have a light refreshing salad. Gives our digestive system time to rest.

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  10. healthy eating salad! I like avocado in my salad too

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    1. Yeah, avocado is super yummy! Will hop over to see what you are up to. Thanks for coming by, Stephanie!

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  11. healthy and colorful salad.. very filling too..

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  12. A very healthy salad. You can't go wrong with avocado in a salad!

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  13. We are in perfect harmony today: chicken and avocado for you, salmon and avocado for me.
    I love avocado and your recipe is really greedy!

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    1. Thanks, Francesca! Great minds think alike hee..hee...

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  14. just found out: Avocados naturally contain many of the vitamins and minerals that our body absolutely needs.you are really following a healthy diet :)
    well,i need to learn from you and use avocado in my cooking in order to be healthy. hehehe。。。

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    1. I hope you make this salad! Avocado can also be used for facial mask. But I prefer to eat it :)

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  15. Yup, can't go wrong with this combination! Rminds me i need to make a salad like this very soon. Instead of red wine vinegar, i usually use balsamic vinegar. Yummy!

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    1. Esther, I love salads with balsamic vinegar too!

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  16. have u tried avocade with chocolate...? http://resipicitarasawan.blogspot.com/2010/11/jus-alpukat-coklat-avocado.html yummeh...

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    1. I just checked it out, ooohhh...super sinful. That will be my next avocado project!

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  17. Phong Hong,
    This salad is light and refreshing!
    Great combi of avocado n chicken!
    I am salivating look at your salad... Can see how 'tam chiak' am I heehee :p
    Have a lovely weekend!
    mui..^^

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    1. Mui Mui, you must try this salad. It is very nice, leh! You have a lovely weekend too :)

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    2. Phong Hong,
      I was thinking I wanna try this tomorrow. I can't find alfalfa sprout here, can I omit it?
      Thanks dear ^^

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    3. Mui Mui, yes you can omit the alfalfa sprouts :)

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    4. Thanks Phong Hong:)
      Have a beautiful Sunday!

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  18. Very healthy and delicious salad.

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    1. Vidya, when healthy food is also delicious, it's great!

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  19. I like your salad ideas a lot. this looks so colorful and is nutritious with all the freshness of greens.

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    1. Thanks, Swasthi! I love salads a lot :)

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  20. Mmmmmm....this looks delish! I need to pick up some avocados :)

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    1. Lizzy, go get those avocados and make a salad :)

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  21. I can understand why you are mad about avocados, I do to! But you win! hahaha! Looks wonderful in the chicken salad, I could finish the whole plate!

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    1. Joyce, try this salad, it is really good! I had it just by itself as my main meal :)

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  22. hi phong hong, i also like avocados! i know i will also enjoy these kind of light and fresh salads! i'm sure the dressing here complements the salad well too!

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    1. Lena, this is my best discovery this year! I learnt a lot while blogging :)

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  23. Hi Phong Hong,

    We loves avocados very much too! We love eating it as it is, being plain or use as spread on toasts. There won't be anything left to make any salad :D

    Zoe

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    1. Zoe, I must try putting avocado in my sandwich too. I hear that it is really good :)

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  24. Great looking salad PH! My mom and myself are crazy over avacado to.. Try it on a toast with some baked bacon.. it's delish :P

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    1. Sure, Jo! I see bacon and I will definitely try it :)

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    1. Oh, yes! Now that you mention it, the salad does make me happy :)

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