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Chicken Avocado and Black Bean Salad

This colourful salad is full of interesting flavour. The creaminess of the avocado, peppery arugula, sweet mango, cilantro and lime make for a nutritious, flavour-packed salad. It will remind you of hot summer days!

Prep Time

25M

Serves

4

Ingredients

Chicken Avocado and Black Bean Salad:
  • 3 cups (750 mL) cooked chicken, chopped
  • 19 oz (540 g) canned black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 red onion(s), chopped
  • 4 plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 red pepper(s), chopped
  • 1 cup (250 mL) corn niblets, cooked
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) cilantro, fresh, chopped
  • 2 avocado, chopped
  • 1 mango, peeled and chopped
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) lime juice
  • 2 cups (500 mL) arugula (rocket)
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
Dressing:
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed and chopped
  • 1 chili pepper, small, seeded and chopped
  • 3 tbsp (45 mL) lime juice
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  1. Chicken Avocado and Black Bean Salad
    1. 1 In a large bowl, toss together chicken, black beans, red onion, tomatoes, red pepper, corn and cilantro.
    2. 2 In another bowl combine the avocado with the mango and lime juice, toss to coat and add into the chicken vegetable mixture. Add in the arugula and toss lightly again.
  2. Dressing
    1. 1 Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Puree using a hand blender. Pour over the salad and toss.
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