Chicken & Kale Taco Salad with Jalapeño-Avocado Ranch
This healthy, super-fast salad recipe swaps out romaine for kale, giving you more than 10 times the vitamin C. Easy flavor hacks like store-bought ranch and pickled jalapeños help make a creamy, tangy and spicy dressing you'll want to drizzle on everything from salad to sliced veggies and shredded poached chicken.
Ingreadients :
- 1 ripe avocado
- ⅓ cup ranch dressing
- 2 tablespoons chopped pickled jalapeños
- 1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- 8 cups shredded kale
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
- 1 ½ cups tortilla chips
- 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed
- ½ cup chopped mango
- ¼ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- Lime wedges & crushed red pepper for serving
Step by Step :
- Combine avocado, ranch dressing, jalapeños, vinegar and pepper in a food processor. Pulse until smooth.
- Toss kale, chicken, tortilla chips, beans, mango, cheese and onion with the avocado mixture in a large bowl. Serve with lime wedges and crushed red pepper, if desired.
