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Chimichurri Chicken Chopped Salad

This fresh Chimichurri Chicken Chopped Salad is loaded with lettuces, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onions and grilled chicken. It's a complete meal to enjoy this summer!
Course Salad
Cuisine Argentina, Mexican
Keyword gluten-free, low-carb, lunch, paleo, side dish, spring, summer, whole30
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 18 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 230kcal

Ingredients

For the Salad

  • 5 cups lettuce chopped
  • 1 cup cucumber chopped
  • 1 cup cherry tomato cut in half
  • ½ cup red onions chopped
  • ½ cup orange bell pepper chopped

For the Chimichurri Sauce

  • 1 cup parsley*
  • ¼ cup red onion chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper or to taste
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ teaspoon Italian blend seasoning
  • cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Instructions

For the Chicken

  • Season chicken with salt and pepper.
  • Place chicken on a greased grill or grill pan and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side, or until the chicken is cooked though.
  • Leave the breast chicken to cool down, slice it and set aside.

For the Chimichurri

  • Add all the Chimichurri ingredients in a food processor or high-speed blender and process on low. For about 3 minutes. Set aside.

For the Salad

  • In a large salad bowl, add first the lettuce, and then top it with cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onions, bell pepper and the sliced breast chicken.
  • Pour the Chimichurri sauce on top of the salad and taste to check for seasoning.

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Notes

  • You can make this sauce with ½ cup of cilantro + ½ cup of parsley too.*
  • You can use chicken leftovers in this recipe if you already have cooked chicken in the fridge.
  • Feel free to change up the vegetables in the salad.
  • To store: If this salad will be your lunch at work, bring the dressing in a separate container to avoid the salad getting soggy. Everything will keep well when separate from the dressing for up to 4 days.
  • To freeze: I don't recommend freezing the salad, but you can freeze the chicken for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/4 | Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 9.3g | Protein: 21.2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 230mg | Fiber: 1.3g | Sugar: 3g