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Chicken BLT Salad

Chicken BLT Salad

LeAnn
Chicken BLT salad is one of my new favorites for lunch or a light dinner.  Everything you love about a BLT is in this salad without the bread. 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 259 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the dressing:

  • 1 small container plain Greek yogurt (5.3 oz)
  • 2 tbsp real mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk or 2% milk soured with 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp worchestershire sauce
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp onion salt or powder
  • 1/2 tsp dried mustard
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (you can mash it up with the yogurt if you don't want it chunky), optional if you don't like blue cheese

For the salad:

  • 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped (about 6 cups)
  • 1 cup baby kale or chopped kale
  • 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
  • 1 medium avocado, cubed
  • 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 4 slices bacon, cooked and chopped
  • 2 cups cooked chicken breast, chopped (may use rotissierie, air fried or grilled chicken

Instructions
 

Make the dressing:

  • In a small bowl or 2 cup measuring cup whisk all ingredients together until well blended.
  • Add the blue cheese and season with salt and pepper.  If you want a smoother dressing, mash the blue cheese in with the yogurt before mixing with a fork. If you don't like blue cheese you can totally leave it out.
  • Let dressing chill while making the salad.  You can make it ahead of time and let it chill longer to blend the flavors if you have time.
  • Makes 2 cups of dressing.

To make the salad:

  • Place the lettuce and kale in a large salad bowl.  Add tomatoes, bacon, chicken, onions, and avocado to top of the salad.  Toss everything together.
  • Drizzle dressing on individual servings in case you have leftovers so salad doesn't become soggy.
  •  Notes: *You can store leftover salad in the refrigerator in air tight container for 1 day but the salad is best eaten the same day. *Store the dressing separately in the refrigerator in a covered container.  Dressing is good for up to 5 days. *You can use your favorite bottled dressing in place of homemade.  I would recommend ranch, green goddess or blue cheese dressing. *This salad would also be good served in a tortilla wrap if you want something more hearty.  See wrap directions in my recipe for Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap. *Serving size for dressing is 3 tbsp per serving and calories are 64.

Nutrition

Calories: 259kcal
Keyword Chicken BLT Salad, BLT salad, summer salads, salads
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