Description
This Easy Lunch Summer Salad is fresh, healthy, colorful, and perfect for warm sunny days. I make this refreshing salad with crisp greens, juicy chicken, creamy avocado, fresh vegetables, and a light homemade lemon dressing. It is quick to prepare, satisfying, and ideal for easy lunches, meal prep, picnics, or light summer dinners.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 cups mixed salad greens
- 2 cooked chicken breasts, sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- 1 avocado, diced
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup sweet corn kernels
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Season the chicken breasts with salt and black pepper.
- Cook the chicken in a skillet over medium heat for 6 to 7 minutes per side until fully cooked.
- Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
- Wash and dry the salad greens thoroughly.
- Slice the cucumber, halve the cherry tomatoes, dice the avocado, and thinly slice the red onion.
- Add the salad greens, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, onion, and corn into a large salad bowl.
- Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, honey, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl.
- Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently.
- Top the salad with sliced chicken, feta cheese, and fresh parsley.
- Serve immediately while fresh and crisp.
Notes
Keep the dressing separate until serving for the freshest salad texture. I sometimes replace chicken with grilled shrimp or chickpeas for variety. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Fresh herbs and ripe avocado make this salad even more flavorful.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: B
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 540mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 85mg