Pico De Gallo Chicken Salad. For the Chicken Salad: Spray a medium skillet with cooking spray. Add chicken to skillet and turn to medium-high heat. Spoon Pico de Gallo over salads and serve.
This Southwest Chicken Salad with fresh pico de gallo is just that dish to break out of that fall/winter eating rut. Lots of bright, fresh vegetable flavors, using produce that is widely available year round - cherry tomatoes, romaine, avocado, and cilantro. Brush the chicken breasts with olive oil and sprinkle spice mixture on all sides. You can cook Pico De Gallo Chicken Salad using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Pico De Gallo Chicken Salad
- Prepare 1 can of Black Beans drained and rinsed.
- It's 1 can of sweet corn or grilled corn.
- Prepare 2 of large tomatoes, diced.
- You need 1 of yellow onion, diced.
- You need 1 of Jalapeno, deseeded & minced.
- You need 2 clove of fresh garlic, minced.
- Prepare 1/3 cup of fresh cilantro, minced.
- Prepare 1 TBSP of Cumin.
- You need 1/4 cup of lime juice.
- Prepare 2 of Grilled Chicken Breasts, cut bite sized.
You can serve in traditional taco shells or tortilla shells if you prefer. Lay the chicken in a baking dish. Sprinkle with cumin, garlic, salt & pepper. Cover the chicken with pico de Gallo and top with cheese.
Pico De Gallo Chicken Salad step by step
- Place the black beans, corn, tomato, onion, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, and chicken into a large bowl..
- Mix together.
- Add the lime juice and cumin and mix well..
- Cover and refrigerate a few hours to allow the flavors to mingle and fiesta..
- Serve cold and enjoy as is, or on tortilla chips, nachos, etc..
- ** For the chicken I made cilantro lime chicken. Marinade for at least 20 minutes..
- Marinade: 1/4c lime juice, 1/3c cilantro, 2 1/2 TBSP Olive oil, 1/2 TBSP Cumin and brown sugar, 1/2 tsp of salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder..
Stir in the minced garlic and saute until the aroma is strong. Mix in half of the pico de gallo and chicken breast meat. Buffalo Chicken Breast with Crunchy Celery Salad. Pico de Gallo salad made with fresh tomatoes, red onions, jalapenos, cilantro and lime juice. You would expect it to be spicy, but the flavors work perfectly and this dish stands out as a delicious side to a great Mexican meal.