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Low-Carb Chicken Salad with Avocado and Tomatoes

Written by: Karin Hehenberger

1 minute read

June 16, 2017

Chicken and avocado and tomatoes—oh my!

Getting your daily dose of veggies doesn’t have to mean settling for a sad side salad. This hearty, low-carb chicken salad with avocado and tomatoes is built to be the main event—satisfying, customizable, and packed with fresh ingredients that make healthy eating feel anything but boring.

Ingredients

  • 3½ cups (150 g) baby leaf spinach
  • 3½ cups (150 g) baby kale
  • ½ small red onion, cut into
  • ¼–½-inch (5-mm–1-cm) slices
  • ½ cup (85 g) cherry tomatoes, halved or whole
  • ¼ cup (70 g) frozen corn, thawed
  • ½ cup (120 ml) balsamic vinaigrette
  • 8 oz (225 g) cooked chicken breast, shredded
  • ½ ripe avocado, peeled, stoned, and cut into ¼–½-inch (5-mm–1-cm) slices
  • 2¼ oz (60 g) sliced mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. Toss the spinach, kale, onion, tomatoes, corn and vinaigrette together in a salad bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes at room temperature.
  2. Arrange the chicken, avocado and mozzarella on top of the salad and serve immediately.
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Author

Karin Hehenberger

Dr. Karin Hehenberger is an experienced life sciences executive who has dedicated her career to applying medical science to impacting people living with chronic disease. She founded and launched Lyfebulb in January of 2014, after close to 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She obtained her M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and her post-doctoral work as a JDRF fellow at the Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School. She's also author of The Everything You Need to Know About Diabetes Cookbook.