Chicken, Avocado and Mandarin Orange Salad

Submitted by TasteTester

"This is a yummy salad that's one of my favorites."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 10 ounces mixed salad greens (I like the butter lettuce mix or the romaine mix)
• 15 ounces mandarin oranges, well-drained
• 6 ounces of cooked and sliced chicken breasts
• 2 very thin slices red onions, cut in half and sliced into crescents
• 1⁄4 cup pecans, toasted
• 1⁄2 cup of bottled light Italian dressing or 1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette dressing
• 2 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled and cut into chunks (I use Haas avocados, the dark-skinned avocados, but California avocados could also be used)

directions

1. In a large salad bowl, combine salad greens, mandarin oranges, chicken, onion and pecans.
2. In a small bowl, combine dressing and 1/2 cup avocado cubes. Mash and blend into dressing. Add remaining avocado cubes and dressing to salad. Toss and serve.

Reviews

[Jubes]

* Reviewed for Aussie Forum Recipe Swap Aug 2010 * Totally delicious salad that is now my new favourite salad recipe. I used a salanova lettuce and reed avocado. My whole family loved this salad....in fact my kids want to give you 10 stars from 5. Photo also to be posted.