Beet, Avocado, and Chicken Salad
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Updated Apr 23, 2025
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Do you like beets? My hubby hates beets and it’s so sad! When I was pregnant with our daughter I used to crave beets.
I remember I begged my hubby to try one piece of a beet by literally opening his mouth and placing it in his mouth. He acted like a stubborn little boy and began to gag once the beet hit his tongue. I instantly felt horrible. I didn’t realize he hated beets that badly. Now we joke about it.
I love beets and so does my son. I especially love beets on a salad. I buy vacuum-packed cooked beets making it very convenient to throw on a salad.
This hearty salad is easy to make with a bed of spring mix salad, baked chicken breasts, sliced cooked beets, avocado slices, crumbled queso fresco, pepitas, and a drizzle of olive oil and a squeeze of fresh lime juice. Very satisfying and very healthy.
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Beet, Avocado, and Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 1 bag spring mix salad
- 2 beets, cooked and sliced
- 1 avocado, ripe yet firm, peeled, pitted, and sliced
- kosher salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- crumbled queso fresco
- dry roasted pepitas
- olive oil, for drizzling
- Lime, for drizzling (optional)
- 1 big cooked chicken breast, sliced
Instructions
- Place salad on a large platter.
- Add beets and avocado slices, and season with salt and pepper.
- Top with queso fresco and pepitas.
- Lightly drizzle with olive oil and lime juice, if using and serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Photography: Jenna Sparks
I’m going through a phase here where I wanna try making all salad recipes I see, this one just made the list for the weekend experience! Looks so good!
Yum, it looks very delicious! I will make it without chicken and cheese! Thank you for sharing
I love beets, I buy them fresh all the time. Rinse, slice and boil until soft, I love the red water. I’ve been told they are good for diabetis, liver or kidneys. The red water becomes a bit thick after boiling. I use them on my salad or smoothies. Very healthy.
This salad looks delicious, have to make it. Mom would not make me eat them when I was young, now I love them.