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I’m excited to share this easy, healthy delicious recipe for chicken avocado salad with you today. Full of flavor, with just a handful of ingredients, it’s quickly become one of my favorite Weight Watchers chicken salad recipes.
The recipe is from The Short-Cut Cook: Make Simple Meals with Surprisingly Little Effort (affiliate link) by Jacques Pépin.
In the recipe’s notes, Jacques says that this chicken avocado salad is a great way to use leftover chicken. I couldn’t agree more. It’s one of my favorite ways to use up leftover rotisserie chicken.
How Many Calories and Weight Watchers Points in this Avocado Chicken Salad?
Avocado is a great source of healthy fats and fiber, while the chicken provides lean protein, making this salad a balanced and filling option that can help support weight loss goals. Each serving of this yummy chicken avocado salad has 208 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
To see your WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
Chicken Avocado Salad Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar (I substituted red wine vinegar)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 3 scallions (green onions), finely minced
- 12 ounces shredded cooked chicken (about 2 cups)
- 1 small ripe avocado, cubed
- Salad greens for serving
How To Make Easy Healthy Chicken Avocado Salad Step by Step
Step 1: Gather and prep your ingredients.
Step 2: In a large bowl, stir together the vinegar, soy sauce, oil, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt and Tabasco sauce until well blended. Stir in the scallions.
Step 3: If the chicken is cold, warm it gently in the microwave (affiliate link) for 20 to 30 seconds to take the chill off. Add the shredded chicken to the dressing and toss well to combine.
Step 4: Add the avocado cubes and toss gently.
Step 5: Arrange lettuce/salad greens on 4 plates. Divide the chicken avocado salad evenly among the 4 plates of greens.
Recipe Notes, Variations and Substitutions
I cut back on the oil called for from 3 tablespoons to 1, to make it a little more Weight Watchers friendly. I also increased the amount of chicken breast from 8 to 12 ounces, since it is a Zero Points food on Weight Watchers.
No Sherry Vinegar?
Use whatever vinegar you like best. I usually use red wine vinegar but rice wine vinegar would be another nice choice.
No Green Onion?
Substitute the same amount of finely chopped red onion, white onion or yellow onion.
More Vegetables?
You can bulk up this chicken salad with more chopped vegetables. Red bell pepper, snow peas, and celery are a few of my personal favorites. I also like the addition of chopped fresh cilantro.
Fruit?
Chopped fresh mango would be a lovely addition.
Spicier?
Add more hot sauce and/or chopped or sliced fresh jalapeño peppers or pickled jalapeno peppers.
Different Protein?
The tasty salad dressing would be delicious with leftover roast turkey or pork too.
You’ll want to Shred the chicken rather than cutting it with a knife. It looks nicer and the meat will absorb the dressing better.
And if you are not sure about the best way to cube an avocado, there’s a helpful video at the end of this post. Enjoy!
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Jacques' Chicken Avocado Salad
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar, ( used red wine vinegar)
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 3 scallions, finely minced (1/2 cup)
- 12 ounces shredded cooked lean chicken
- 1 small ripe avocado, cubed
- 12 leaves lettuce or other greens
Instructions
- In a large bowl, stir together the vinegar, soy sauce, oil, sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt and Tabasco sauce until well blended. Stir in the scallions.
- If the chicken is cold, warm it gently in the microwave (affiliate link) for 20 to 30 seconds to take the chill off. Add the shredded chicken to the dressing and toss well to combine.
- Add the avocado cubes and toss gently.
- Arrange lettuce/salad greens on 4 plates. Divide the chicken avocado salad evenly among the 4 plates of greens.
Notes
Recipe Notes, Variations & Substitutions
I cut back on the oil called for from 3 tablespoons to 1, to make it a little more Weight Watchers friendly. I also increased the amount of chicken breast from 8 to 12 ounces, since it is a Zero Points food on Weight Watchers. No Sherry Vinegar? Use whatever vinegar you like best. I usually use red wine vinegar but rice wine vinegar would be another nice choice. No Green Onion? Substitute the same amount of finely chopped red onion, white onion or yellow onion. More Vegetables? You can bulk up this chicken salad with more chopped vegetables. Red bell pepper, snow peas, and celery are a few of my personal favorites. I also like the addition of chopped fresh cilantro. Fruit? Chopped fresh mango would be a lovely addition. Spicier? Add more hot sauce and/or chopped or sliced fresh jalapeno peppers or pickled jalapeno peppers. Different protein? The tasty salad dressing would be delicious with leftover roast turkey or pork too. You'll want to Shred the chicken rather than cutting it with a knife. It looks nicer and the meat will absorb the dressing better. Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site. 4 *SmartPoints (Green plan) 4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan) 4 *SmartPoints (Purple plan) 5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: Slightly adapted from The Short-Cut Cook: Make Simple Meals with Surprisingly Little Effort (affiliate link) by Jacques Pépin
A note about WW Points
If you're following Weight Watchers, all the recipes here on Simple Nourished Living have been updated for the new WW program, with points displayed in the recipe card. The Check the WW Points link in the recipe card takes you to the Weight Watchers App where you can edit it using the WW recipe builder or add it to your day.
(Must be logged into WW account on a mobile device, such as smartphone or tablet).
Watch How to Cut an Avocado:
More Easy Healthy Salad Recipes for Weight Watchers
- Single Serving Chicken Souvlaki Salad
- 4-Ingredient Caesar Slaw with Chicken
- Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Wild Rice Salad
- Easy Barbecue Ranch Chicken Salad
- Low Carb Curried Egg Salad Recipe
- Skinny Taco Salad for One
Originally published September 2013: Republished with new content and photos April 2023
I love salads, and this one looks excellent! I’m so excited about your blog. I love your recipes and healthy eating philosophy.
Thanks, Cami.
Appreciate your stopping by!