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🍽️ Fresh Mexican Chicken Salad with Avocado Dip
579 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 8 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp guajillo chili powder
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 720 g chicken breast fillet (4 chicken breast fillets)
- 212 g corn (can; drained weight)
- 450 g large yellow tomatoes (3 large yellow tomatoes)
- 250 g large kohlrabi (1 large kohlrabi)
- 1 red onion
- 0.5 bunch cilantro
- salt
- pepper
- 2 ripe avocados
- 300 g yogurt (0.3% fat)
- 2 tbsp roasted pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- 1. Squeeze the juice from two limes. You need about seven to eight tablespoons of juice.
- 2. Mix two tablespoons of lime juice with chili powder, two tablespoons of oil, and oregano in a small bowl.
- 3. Rinse the chicken fillets and pat them dry with kitchen paper.
- 4. Place the chicken fillets into a freezer bag.
- 5. Pour the lime-oil mixture over the meat in the bag.
- 6. Seal the bag and place it in the refrigerator for two hours to marinate.
- 7. Drain the corn and let it drain well.
- 8. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into quarters.
- 9. Remove the stem ends and seeds from the tomato pieces.
- 10. Cut the tomato flesh into cubes of about one centimeter.
- 11. Peel the kohlrabi.
- 12. Cut the kohlrabi into cubes of about five millimeters.
- 13. Peel the onion and chop it finely.
- 14. Wash the coriander and shake it dry.
- 15. Pluck the coriander leaves from the stems and chop them.
- 16. Add the corn, tomatoes, kohlrabi, onion, and coriander to a large bowl.
- 17. Add two tablespoons of oil and two tablespoons of lime juice to the salad.
- 18. Season the salad with salt and pepper.
- 19. Mix all the salad ingredients well together.
- 20. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan.
- 21. Take the chicken fillets out of the marinade.
- 22. Sear the fillets on each side for two to three minutes over high heat.
- 23. Reduce the heat and continue cooking the meat for about eight minutes.
- 24. Turn the meat occasionally to ensure even cooking.
- 25. Remove the cooked chicken fillets from the pan and place them on a plate.
- 26. Let the meat cool down briefly.
- 27. Cut the cooled chicken meat into one-centimeter cubes or thin slices.
- 28. Halve the avocados and remove the pits.
- 29. Peel the avocados.
- 30. Place the flesh of one avocado into a tall container.
- 31. Add yogurt, two tablespoons of lime juice, salt, and pepper.
- 32. Puree the mixture until smooth using a hand blender.
- 33. Cut the flesh of the second avocado into one-centimeter cubes.
- 34. Drizzle the avocado cubes with the remaining lime juice.
- 35. Season the avocado cubes with salt and pepper.
- 36. Put the avocado cream into a piping bag.
- 37. Pipe the avocado cream onto the plates.
- 38. Place the chicken meat, avocado cubes, and corn salad on the plates.
- 39. Sprinkle the dish with pumpkin seeds.
- 40. Serve the salad immediately.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 579
- Protein: 51 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 16 g