Lemon Chicken Salad

Recipe video above. A substantial salad with a lemon marinated chicken, dressed with a dill lemon dressing with a touch of honey. You'll love how the dressing does double duty as the marinade! Bacon is optional - totally delicious without, but always fabulous with. Serves 2 as a meal, 4 as a side.

⏱ 23 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 8min 📊 Medium 🍽 2 servings ⭐ 5.0 (42) 👁 10
Lemon Chicken Salad

Ingredients

2 servings

Instructions

  1. Place Dressing ingredients in a jar. Shake well.
  2. Place chicken in a bowl. Add 2 tbsp Dressing, 1 tbsp extra lemon juice, plus a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well. Marinate minimum 20 minutes up to 24 hours.
  3. Heat oil in a non stick skillet over medium high heat (or use bacon fat if you use bacon in this!). Add chicken and cook. Halved breasts: 2 minutes each side. Thigh: 4 minutes each side.
  4. Transfer to plate, cover loosely with foil for 3 minutes. Slice.
  5. Add dill into remaining dressing. Shake.
  6. Place remaining salad ingredients in a bowl. Top with chicken.
  7. Drizzle dressing all over. Crumble over bacon if using. Serve immediately!
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Nutrition per serving

587kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1184.00
Per Serving
$592.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$2368.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (89% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
lemon zest 2 tsp $59.00
lemon juice 2 tbsp $20.00
honey 1 tbsp $18.00
Dijon mustard 1 tsp $4.00
extra virgin olive oil 3 tbsp $103.00
garlic clove 1 large $198.00
salt + 1/4 tsp black pepper 0.5 tsp $11.00
chicken breast 1 large $64.00
lemon juice 1 tbsp $10.00
Salt and pepper - -
olive oil 0.5 tbsp $10.00
finely chopped dill 2 tbsp -
cos/romaine lettuce 8 cups $315.00
cherry tomatoes 1 cup $34.00
avocado 1 medium $75.00
red onion 0.5 $35.00
corn kernels 0.75 cup $70.00
/ 4 oz bacon 120 g $158.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Lemon Chicken Salad

Ingredients:
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large garlic clove (, minced)
  • 1/2 tsp salt + 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 large chicken breast (, halved horizontally* OR 2 boneless skinless chicken thighs)
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (, extra)
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped dill
  • 8 cups cos/romaine lettuce (, chopped (or other lettuce of choice, Note 2))
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes (, halved)
  • 1 medium avocado (, quartered and sliced thickly)
  • 1/2 red onion (, small, finely sliced)
  • 3/4 cup corn kernels (, fresh or canned drained)
  • 120 g / 4 oz bacon (, cooked then chopped (optional))

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