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Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

May 18, 2018 By Shannah 24 Comments

An easy salad, like chicken avocado quinoa salad, that can be made ahead and enjoyed all week long is perfect for meal prep or just to get ready for a summer party! 

During the summer, I totally crave cool salads but get bored with lettuce based salads pretty quickly. Chicken avocado quinoa salad is the perfect salad that fits as a light main course or a fun side dish at your summer BBQ or picnic.

Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

I recently discovered a quinoa and red rice blend at the store so I swap that out for regular quinoa from time to time. This salad is so versatile that you can use regular quinoa, red quinoa or even the blend of quinoa and red rice. If you need a great recipe for perfect quinoa every time, use this one.

Since the lime juice is the main “sauce” component to the chicken avocado quinoa salad, be sure to use fresh limes versus bottled lime juice. It makes a huge different in flavor! I also toss my cut avocado in a little lime juice before adding to the salad.

Now, I know some people can’t do cilantro because it tastes like soap for them. Thankfully, I am not that person. However, if you aren’t a cilantro fan, you can replace it with Italian parsely. You’ll lose a little flavor but, if that flavor is soap to you, you really haven’t lost much, right?

You can serve this warm but I prefer cold. So, I usually make it on Sunday and then enjoy it during the week for lunch. It holds up so well so making it ahead is no problem at all. (So perfect for meal prep!)

Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

If you like this chicken avocado quinoa salad, be sure to try these great recipes:

  • Hawaiian Pizza Pasta Salad
  • Mexican Quinoa Power Salad
  • Orzo Salad with Goat Cheese

What You’ll Need for This Recipe:

  • Strainer
  • Large Bowl
  • Blender or Food Processor

If you make this chicken avocado quinoa salad or any other recipe from the blog, Iโ€™d love to hear about your experience. Let me know if the comments or snap a photo and tag it #MySuburbanKitchen on Instagram or Twitter.

 

Yield: 8-10 Servings

Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

Chicken Avocado Quinoa Salad

An easy salad, like chicken avocado quinoa salad, that can be made ahead and enjoyed all week long is perfect for meal prep or just to get ready for a summer party!ย 

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa cooked and cooled
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 ears of corn grilled and removed from cob (or 1 small can niblets)
  • 1 cup shredded cooked chicken
  • 1 large avocado
  • 4 limes
  • 3/4 cup fresh cilantro
  • 2 1/2 Tbsp agave (sugar works ok too)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, mix onion, black beans, corn, chicken and quinoa together.
  2. In a blender, combine the lime juice, cilantro and agave to make the dressing.
  3. Cut the avocado in small pieces and toss in dressing. Add avocado to quinoa mixture.
  4. Pour dressing over quinoa mixture and toss to combine. Sprinkle with sea salt.
© Shannah Coe
Cuisine: American / Category: Salads
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Filed Under: Cooking, food, Main Dishes, Recipes, Salads, Side dishes Tagged With: chicken, Gluten Free, Just Us Four Recipes, Make Ahead and Store, Make Ahead Meals, make ahead recipes, picnic food, picnics, quinoa, recipes for picnics, salad recipes, salads, Side dishes

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Comments

  1. Christine @ First Home...Love Life says

    July 11, 2012 at 7:20 pm

    mmm…Come link this up!!

    Reply
  2. ~amy~ says

    July 14, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    Thanks for sharing…this looks delish!

    Reply
  3. Jensamom23 says

    July 15, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    I am just learning to use quinoa…this looks terrific..thanks!

    Reply
  4. Baked In The South says

    July 16, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    Love this! Thanks for sharing! We would love to have you link up some of your recipes over at our party!

    http://baked-inthesouth.blogspot.com/2012/07/made-it-by-monday-link-party.html

    Reply
  5. Ashleigh says

    July 16, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    Came over from DIY Show off Party ๐Ÿ™‚ This looks sooooo yummy!

    Reply
  6. Paige @ Little Nostalgia says

    July 17, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    This looks delicious!

    Stopping by from the Just A Girl linkup.

    Reply
  7. Nicole {WonkyWonderful} says

    July 17, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    Looks Good! I have quinoa in my pantry, now I just need to remember to make it! Visiting from Elizabeth & Co liunkup – have a wonderful week ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  8. Hubba says

    July 17, 2012 at 7:57 pm

    This looks delicious! I’m excited to be a new follower and see more of your cute ideas and food! I would love if you followed me back! http://www.iheartpears.blogspot.com

    Reply
  9. Ashley says

    July 17, 2012 at 8:27 pm

    this looks so yummy!! thanks for sharing and thanks for linkin up to Tell Me Tuesday!!

    Reply
  10. Trish says

    July 19, 2012 at 12:32 am

    This looks amazing! Featuring tonight at Mom On Timeout!

    Reply
  11. Five Little Chefs says

    July 19, 2012 at 3:08 am

    I would love to try quinoa with my Little Chefs. This would be great because they love all the other ingredients. I’d love for you to share this or any recipe with my readers at Fantastic Thursday. http://www.fivelittlechefs.com/p/fantastic-friday.html

    Reply
  12. andie jaye says

    July 19, 2012 at 4:01 am

    i always look at these yummy food posts late at night and get starving hungry! thanks for linking tip-toe thru tuesday!

    Reply
  13. Tauni says

    July 19, 2012 at 5:10 am

    Wow. This looks super yummy. I might have to give it a whirl! Thanks for sharing on Show and Tell at SNAP!
    xoxo, Tauni

    Reply
  14. Kathryn Ferguson Griffin says

    July 19, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    That looks so good and healthy! Thank you for sharing. Visiting from 20 Below. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-it-pretty-monday-week-6.html Wishing you a grand rest of the week. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse

    Reply
  15. Carole says

    July 19, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    The subject of this week’s Food on Friday is Salad. It would be great if you linked this in. This is the link . I found this through Live.Laugh.Rowe

    Reply
  16. Christina at I Gotta Create! says

    July 20, 2012 at 2:37 am

    Sounds and looks so very yummy!
    Thanks for linking up at I Gotta Create!
    <3 Christina

    Reply
  17. meet.make.laugh. says

    July 20, 2012 at 8:06 pm

    Totally on a quinoa kick….. this sounds awesome!

    Reply
  18. Carole says

    July 21, 2012 at 12:53 am

    Lovely. Great that you linked in, thanks. have a good one

    Reply
  19. Gina Baker says

    July 22, 2012 at 3:44 am

    I recently went to a dinner presentation by the California Avacado group… delicious. But I am also sharing an obsession with avocados lately. ๐Ÿ™‚ Looks delicious!

    Reply
  20. Gina Baker says

    July 22, 2012 at 3:44 am

    I recently went to a dinner presentation by the California Avacado group… delicious. But I am also sharing an obsession with avocados lately. ๐Ÿ™‚ Looks delicious!

    Reply
  21. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Avocado is one of my favorite ingredients – yum!

    Reply
  22. Sharon @ Elizabeth & Co. says

    July 22, 2012 at 10:56 pm

    Avocado is one of my favorite ingredients – yum!

    Reply
  23. Monika @ ispace1.com says

    August 10, 2018 at 10:39 pm

    5 stars
    this is a very healthy recipe with avacado and quinoa, two of my favorites in one dish!

    Reply

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