This is one of my all time favourite meals, especially as the weather gets warmer and fresh berries are blooming. A simple cajun chicken salad is a beautiful bowl of seasoned chicken breast, goat cheese, pumpkin seeds, strawberries, avocado, and homemade vinaigrette.
Ingredients you will need for this cajun chicken salad
- Lean, skinless chicken breast
- Cajun seasoning. I love this brand that is available in most grocery stores in Canada and Amazon. There is a hint of brown sugar in it but, for the amount that this recipe calls for, it is minimal. You can always make your own cajun seasoning if you want to completely avoid sugar
- Lettuce
- Cucumber
- Avocado
- Goat Cheese
- Strawberries
- Raw pumpkin seeds
- Red onion
- Homemade vinaigrette: olive oil, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, pure maple syrup, sea salt and pepper
Why you will love this salad recipe
- Low carb, high protein from chicken and goat cheese
- Quick to make: While the chicken is roasting, the rest of the salad and dressing come together
- A nice balance of flavours from the cajun heat, the sweet strawberries, and the tangy dressing
- A different texture in every bite! Crunch from pumpkin seeds and cucumber, creaminess from avocado and goat cheese
- Naturally gluten-free, grain-free, and nut-free for those with food sensitivities or allergies
Benefits of a homemade salad dressing
When you make your own salad dressing with wholesome ingredients like I used in this recipe, you will
- avoid excess sodium
- ensure the quality of the oil (unlike many packaged or restaurant dressings that use low quality seed oils)
- avoid preservatives and additives
- avoid added refined sugar
The dressing in this recipe used just 4 ingredients. Simply whisk together olive oil, apple cider vinegar, pure maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and salt and pepper.
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Simple Cajun Chicken Salad with Healthy Dressing
This simple cajun chicken salad is a beautiful bowl of seasoned chicken breast, goat cheese, pumpkin seeds, strawberries, creamy avocado, crunchy cucumber, and homemade vinaigrette.
Servings 2
Calories 889kcal
Ingredients
- 2 organic chicken breasts skinless
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp cajun seasoning
- 4 cups mixed greens
- 1/3 cucumber diced
- 1/2 avocado diced
- 6 whole strawberries sliced
- 4 Tbsp raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/4 red onion optional
For the dressing
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Prepare the chicken breast by coating with olive oil and cajun seasoning. Roast for 30 minutes, slice and set aside
- While the chicken is roasting, prepare the salad ingredients by chopping all the veggies up and make the dressing
- Just before serving, toss the lettuce only with some of the dressing. Add more dressing, if needed
- Divide the dressed greens into 2 bowls. Top with diced veggies, pumpkin seeds, goat cheese, avocado, red onion, and sliced chicken breast
Nutrition
Calories: 889kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 63g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 39g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 195mg | Potassium: 1833mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 2833IU | Vitamin C: 282mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 6mg
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