Description
A refreshing salad featuring grilled chicken, sweet corn, crisp cucumber, and a creamy dressing that embodies the essence of summer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grilled or roasted chicken, diced
- 1 cup sweet corn, grilled or canned
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Optional: crumbled feta cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Start by grilling or roasting the chicken until golden, then allow it to rest before dicing it into bite-sized pieces.
- If you are using fresh corn, grill it until it gets those lovely charred marks, then cut the kernels off the cob.
- In your large mixing bowl, combine the diced chicken, grilled corn, diced cucumber, and finely chopped red onion.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, lime juice, chopped cilantro, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper.
- Pour the creamy dressing over the chicken mixture and gently fold everything together until well coated.
- If desired, sprinkle crumbled feta cheese on top before serving.
- Serve immediately or chill for 30 minutes to let the flavors meld together.
Notes
For a lighter version, substitute mayonnaise with more Greek yogurt. This salad is great for meal prep and can be stored for two days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg