Colorful mexican salad

Full of colour and tastes, this salad combines typical ingredients of the Mexican cuisine with spices playing an important role. It is a perfect main dish for lunch or dinner.

Preparation Time: 20 min.
Cooking Time: 10 min.
Servings: 4

Nutritional Information (Amount per serving)

Calories 231 Kcal
Protein 20 g
Carbohydrates 10 g
Dietary Fiber 4.3 g
Fat- total 13 g
Saturated Fat 1.2 g
Mono Fat 8.3 g
Poly Fat 1.9 g
Cholesterol 48 mg

INGREDIENTS

chicken breasts, boneless, skinless (300 g)
8 cherry tomatoes, halved or 2 tomatoes, chopped
1 avocado, halved
1 bunch scallions, chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
basil leaves
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon or lime juice
salt
pepper

PREPARATION

Mix the olive oil, vinegar and lemon or lime juice to make the dressing. Drizzle the avocado with lemon juice so not to become dark. In a large serving bowl mix them with tomatoes, spring onion, basil, scallions and cilantro. Add the dressing. Mix sweet and smoked paprika, chilli, salt and pepper in a small bowl and toss the chicken breasts with the spicy mixture.

Heat the olive in a frying pan and add the chicken to pan. Sear about 5 minutes per side to cook through. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Arrange the vegetables on the plates, top with the chicken breasts and sprinkle with the basil leaves.


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