Mexican Chimichurri Chicken Salad

This salad, with a hint of Mexican flavours, is a complete meal or a great addition to a shared BBQ

Ingredients

  • 450g chicken breast

  • 1 tbsp parsley coriander chimichurri sauce

    divided; store-bought can be used

  • 2 large ears fresh sweet corn

    husked

  • cooking spray

    for grilling

  • 1 bag Taylor Farms Southwest Chopped Salad Kit

  • 1 large avocado

    pitted and thinly sliced

  • 2 large stem tomatoes

    chopped

  • 1 lime

    cut into 6 wedges

Equipment

  • 1 grill
  • 1 large salad bowl

Instructions

  1. Marinate chicken breast in 3/4 cup of chimichurri sauce for 1 hour or overnight if possible.
  2. Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Spray the corn with cooking spray.
  3. Place the marinated chicken breast and corn directly on the grill. Flip the corn every two minutes and remove when the corn has turned a bright yellow and has beautiful grill marks.
  4. Flip the chicken after 5 minutes and grill on the other side until chicken has fully cooked through.
  5. To serve, cut the corn off the cob and slice the grilled chimichurri chicken into thin slices.
  6. In a large salad bowl, add the entire contents of the Taylor Farms Southwest Chopped Salad Kit except for the creamy coriander dressing. Toss together and divide into separate salad bowls.
  7. Add the sliced grilled chicken breast, grilled corn, avocado slices and chopped tomatoes to each bowl.
  8. Brush chicken with remaining chimichurri sauce and freshly squeezed lime juice.
  9. Top salads with creamy coriander dressing and enjoy!

Notes

Tip
Store-bought chimichurri sauce can be used to save time.

Comments.

  1. Mariaconlon
    29 November, 2019

    Sounds great, but I guess the sauce, you just add to much parsley or coriander?

    1. Julie - Kidspot
      15 January, 2020

      Sorry about the sauce not being clear. I have added a link in the recipe on how to make the parsley coriander chimichurric sauce.

  2. MuddledUpMolly
    28 November, 2017

    Oh wow this sounds delicious!! Hubby and kids would definitely be keen to try this and what a good excuse to try the new mixed salad range 🙂

  3. Bevik1971
    28 November, 2017

    This would be perfect to take as a BYO platter to a dinner/BBQ! It looks delish and so many yummy flavours 🙂

  4. kymmage
    27 November, 2017

    I am so trying this meal! It sounds so tasty, and I’m sure it would go down well at our next BBQ

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