Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Chicken Cucumber Avocado Salad (NO COOK)
Cool cucumber and creamy avocado make shredded chicken feel fresh and satisfying in this salad. Lemon brightens the tomatoes, with parsley tucked through the bowl. It's a relaxed dinner to enjoy with a generous mix of the crisp vegetables and soft avocado on your plate.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Total
- 10 min
- Original yield
- Serves 6
- Ingredients
- 10 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- American
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
- Dish type
- Salads
A few quick notes
1. Combine before dressing
Mix the shredded chicken, vegetables, avocado and parsley together before drizzling the oil and citrus over them.
2. Toss gently
Use a gentle toss so the creamy avocado can stay among the chicken and vegetables as they combine.
3. Season after drizzling
Add salt and pepper after the olive oil and citrus juice, then toss to spread their flavor.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken
Debone and shred the rotisserie chicken before adding it, leaving the skin on or off as you prefer.
Cucumber
Halve the English or continental cucumber lengthwise before slicing it to the specified thickness.
Avocado
Peel, pit and dice the avocados before they join the shredded chicken and chopped vegetables.
Let’s make it
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Original recipe: Serves 6. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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The last little job
A final gentle mix
Gently toss until the lemon or lime and olive oil reach the chicken and vegetables before serving.
A little more help as you go
Herb alternatives
Fresh basil or cilantro can replace the parsley if you prefer their flavor with the chicken.
Thin red onion slices
Keep the red onion thinly sliced so its sharper bites spread through the other salad components.
A few questions you might have
Can I use lime juice?
Yes, the lime juice alternative can replace lemon juice in the simple olive oil dressing.
Do I need to cook the chicken?
Use a rotisserie chicken that is already cooked, then debone and shred it before mixing.
Should the Roma tomatoes be chopped?
Either sliced or chopped Roma tomatoes are included in the ingredient preparation for this salad.
Does the dressing need a separate whisking step?
Drizzle oil and citrus directly over the combined salad, season and toss gently to mix.
Can the chicken skin stay on?
Yes, the rotisserie chicken can be shredded with its skin on or off according to preference.
Any more cooking tips?
Substitute parsley with fresh basil or cilantro
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: cafedelites.com. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
