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    Modified: Sep 28, 2021 Published: Apr 16, 2014 by Deb Attinella | This post may contain affiliate links. This blog generates income from ads. 13 Comments

    BBQ Chicken Salad

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    Time to get your green on - as in salad!   I've made a vow to myself to get more greens in our diet by finding some tasty salads.  Today I'm sharing this BBQ Chicken Salad that is full of fresh veggies and a tangy BBQ sauce.

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    I know I have a bit to wait but I'm really looking forward to the farmer's market this spring.  I love getting my market bag, walking up and down the aisles to get what's in season.  One of the first things will be lettuce - I'm not a huge fan of iceberg - it's ok on a BLT but for my eating salad I prefer lighter greens.  This salad has baby mixed greens - it was delicious and went well with the other ingredients.

    BBQ Chicken Salad

    by Deb Attinella
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: NA
    Serves 2
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    Ingredients 

      Salad fixings

      • 1 small bag of spring greens
      • ½ cup chopped yellow pepper
      • 8 cherry tomatoes cut in half
      • ½ cup black beans, rinsed and drained well
      • ½ cup frozen corn thawed
      • 1 cup diced cooked chicken
      • ½ avocado sliced into 6 pieces lengthwise
      • ⅓ cup shredded monterey jack cheese

      Dressing

      • ½ cup light ranch dressing
      • ½ cup your favorite BBQ sauce
      • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
      • 1 ½ teaspoons honey
      Instructions
      1. Place the spring greens onto 2 plates
      2. Divide the salad fixings between the 2 plates
      3. For the dressing - combine the ranch dressing, bbq sauce, pepper and honey in a small bowl then drizzle over the salad.
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      If you look closely you will see avocado - after X numbers of year of my life (not saying how many) I have decided that I like avocado!  Not sure what took me so long and I love guacamole now.  I just bought one of those mortar and pestle things that after I finish seasoning it, I will be making my own guac.  If you have a recipe, please leave me a link!

      Ok, got off track about the salad....

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      Since I've been making quite a few salads, here's a one stop shop for getting more greens into your life!

      Strawberry Spinach Salad with Homemade Strawberry Vinaigrette
      Southwest Chicken Chopped Salad with Homemade Jalapeno Dressing
      Asian Slaw with Homemade Ginger Soy Dressing
      Peachy Keen Salad with a Store Bought Champagne Vinaigrette

      Have a great day!!

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      Comments

      1. Nancy Piran says

        April 16, 2014 at 7:03 pm

        Love all of the combinations you've got going on in this salad!!

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      2. Carrie R says

        April 16, 2014 at 10:18 pm

        So, Deb.... this looks AMAZING! And a BBQ Ranch dressing?? Genius! YUM! 🙂

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      3. Cindy says

        April 17, 2014 at 5:40 am

        Yummy Deb--I have a similar one I an going to post soon. Had to do a springy berry pie today!

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      4. Marcie FlavortheMoments says

        April 17, 2014 at 3:09 pm

        I can't wait for my local farmer's market either, which is 2 weeks away! I love eating big salads like this packed with so much flavor and goodness that I don't need anything else for dinner. That dressing sounds beyond good!

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      5. Amy Lee Scott says

        April 17, 2014 at 5:24 pm

        Deb, BBQ Chicken salad is my favorite! I love the baby greens (and avocado, obviously). PS: I adore your swirly spoon in the background--lovely!

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      6. AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNa says

        April 18, 2014 at 1:53 am

        This is just my kind of salad! Looks so good. Pinned!

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      7. Adelina Priddis says

        April 19, 2014 at 1:53 am

        We're eating a lot more salads now too. I'll for sure be coming back to check out all your other recipes. As for guac we just mash it up and mix it with some of our favorite salsa. Simple, but good. Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friday

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      8. Kelly says

        April 19, 2014 at 12:23 pm

        What a great looking salad - love salads with avocado and the bbq ranch dressing sounds fantastic!

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      9. Miz Helen says

        April 21, 2014 at 4:32 pm

        Thanks so much for sharing your fantastic BBQ Chicken Salad with us at Full Plate Thursday. This says Spring is Here!
        Have a great week and come back soon.
        Miz Helen

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      10. Amy CookingAdventures says

        May 12, 2014 at 2:31 pm

        I just made this for today's SRC reveal & it was awesome!! Thank you so much!

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      11. Sara Glover says

        July 01, 2015 at 4:53 am

        We are trying to eat more salads now that summer is here so we will add this to the list! it looks great!

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      12. Jamie Sherman says

        July 01, 2015 at 6:45 am

        This is my kind of salad, Deb! Easy and delicious!

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      13. Cathy Trochelman says

        July 02, 2015 at 6:26 pm

        I love everything about this!

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