Skinny Chicken and Avocado Caesar Salad (2024)

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Skinny Chicken and Avocado Caesar Salad

My favourite salad of all time. Caesar Salad. But, my least favourite at the same time…becausehello fat grams I’ll wish I didn’t have after I had it.

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But now, I can. I can enjoy my favourite salad of all time, with a dressing that’s less than half the fat — and then add in some more food, and enjoy this as a meal. A salad that doesn’t leave youhungry waiting for more. Full of protein. Full of healthy fats. Just full of good for you stuff.

Thisdressing… inspired by the dressing I made for that Barbecued Seafood Salad…I wanted something with a Greek Yogurt base. So I found one…thank you Mr Jamie Oliver, and adapted it to our tastes, to make this one.

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My family is not so keen on anchovies…so I made two variations. One with (HOMG so good!), and one without — using olives instead, and equally as good. I prefer the anchovies, personally, but not every one is a fan. Hello non-fans…this ones for you too!

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The way this recipe goes: fry some bacon and chicken boobs…I mean breasts *ahem;whisk your dressingingredients; prepare your bread for super crustiness; boil your eggs; slice your avocados and wash your salad leaves.

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Easy right?

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Serve with dressing, and slap it out of your taste testers hands because they’ll want to drink it like it’s vodka…or something.And there you have it people. A healthier version of Caesar Salad that we can actually enjoy without raiding the fridge at midnight.

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Skinny Chicken and Avocado Caesar Salad

Author: Karina

A beautiful Caesar salad with grilled chicken pieces; creamy avocado slices; eggs and crispy bacon! Turning salad into a main meal!

4.84 from 12 votes

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Prep: 5 minutes mins

Cook: 10 minutes mins

Total: 15 minutes mins

Serves: 4 serves

Ingredients

Salad:

  • ½ loaf ciabatta sliced
  • 1 lbs whole Chicken Breast fillets skinless and boneless, halved horizontally to make 4 fillets
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 7 oz shortcut bacon cut into strips
  • 2 large eggs boiled soft of hard boiled, sliced
  • 2 heads baby cos lettuce washed and dried
  • 1 medium Avocado sliced
  • ½ cup shaved parmesan cheese

Dressing:

  • cup greek yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 fillets anchovy finely chopped, or sub with 2 tablespoons black pitted olives, chopped finely and 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • ½ large lemon juiced
  • 3 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 pinches salt and pepper for seasoning

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to grill/broil settings on medium - high heat. Place the bread slices onto an oven tray; drizzle with olive oil and bake in the oven (on middle shelf) until crispy. While bread is grilling, prepare chicken:

  • Rub the chicken breast with the garlic powder, parsley flakes and salt. Heat a non stick grilling pan/skillet with a drizzle of olive oil and fry chicken until golden on both sides. Remove the chicken and set aside onto a warm plate. Add the bacon strips to the same pan, and fry until golden and crispy. While the bacon is frying, boil your eggs to your liking (and don't forget to check your bread in the oven)!

To make the Caesar Yogurt Dressing:

  • Combine yogurt, oil, garlic, anchovies, lemon juice and parmesan. Whisk until well combined; add salt and pepper to your tastes, and whisk again. Taste test.

Assemble Salad:

  • Combine lettuce with the chicken and bacon strips; eggs (halved); avocado slices; shaved parmesan cheese; and bread pieces (halved). Pour over the dressing; mix well to combine, and serve!

Notes

Option to substitute anchovies with 2 tablespoons black pitted olives, chopped finely and drizzled with 1 teaspoon fish sauce, or leave it out completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 559kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 1.672mg | Potassium: 920mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1.519IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 217mg | Iron: 2mg

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  1. Susan Berent says

    Skinny Chicken and Avocado Caesar Salad (14)
    Just made this with uncurled Turkey bacon. Delicious! Love!

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  2. Merryn Galluccio says

    This is such a lighter, low fat dressing for caesar salad, something I was actually googling earlier in the week now that Spring is finally here and we can really enjoy fresh green salads. Thank you for sharing 😀

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