Orange Avocado Chicken Salad Recipes

CHICKEN, AVOCADO AND MANDARIN ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, combine salad greens, mandarin oranges, chicken, onion and pecans.
• In a small bowl, combine dressing and 1/2 cup avocado cubes. Mash and blend into dressing. Add remaining avocado cubes and dressing to salad. Toss and serve.

CRISPY ORANGE CHICKEN WITH FENNEL, AVOCADO AND ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, whisk together orange juice, champagne vinegar, sugar, 1 teaspoon orange zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Slowly whisk in olive oil. Set aside.
• Chop fennel bulb into small cubes. Peel avocado, remove pit and chop into small cubes. Cut chile in half lengthwise, remove and discard seeds and finely mince. Add remaining zest of 1 orange, fennel, avocado and chile to dressing; toss gently and refrigerate while preparing chicken.
• Preheat oven to 200°F Place flour in shallow bowl; combine with remaining salt and pepper. In second shallow bowl, beat eggs well with fork. Place panko breadcrumbs in third shallow bowl; stir in zest from one orange.
• In large skillet over medium-high heat, warm oil. Dredge each chicken fillet in flour mixture, then dip in eggs and coat with panko-orange mixture. Place coated chicken in hot oil and saute, about 5 minutes on each side, or until golden brown and cooked throughout. Remove chicken with tongs and place on cooling rack over a cookie sheet in oven to keep warm.
• To serve, place salad on plates. Top each salad with one or two chicken fillets.

ORANGE CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the chicken, celery, green pepper and onion. Add mayonnaise, orange juice and zest and salt; mix well. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Serve on lettuce if desired.