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Southwest Chicken Power Salad

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Southwest Chicken Power Salad

This Southwest chicken power salad is not your average green salad. Packed with chicken, beans, corn, and hearty vegetables, and dressed with a delicious cilantro vinaigrette, this high-protein salad will keep you satisfied for hours.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

  • 1/4 cup good quality olive oil

  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice

  • 1 teaspoon honey or agave syrup, or to taste

  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

  • 2 tablespoons Mexican crema or sour cream (optional)

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

  • 1 (5-ounce) container mixed salad greens

  • 1 cup diced cooked chicken

  • 1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained

  • 1 (15-ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained

  • 1/2 yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced

  • 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and diced

  • 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes

  • 1/2 cup crumbled Cotija cheese

  • 1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and sliced

  • 4 thin slices red onion, or to taste

  • 1 jalapeño, sliced, or to taste (optional)

  • 2 tablespoons raw pumpkin seeds (optional)