This Chicken, Bacon and Avocado Chopped Salad is tossed with a simple red wine vinaigrette, and always tastes so fresh and delicious.
I’m starting to believe that there are few things more wonderful in life than having the windows open.
Ever since the weather has warmed up these past few weeks, I’ve had a fresh breeze blowing through my house pretty much 24/7, and I’m convinced that it makes every single moment of the day all the more delightful. From getting out of bed in the morning, to trying to stay focused on work during the afternoon, to making dinner and doing dishes and hanging out in the evening, to falling fast asleep at night — there’s something about having fresh air fill the house again that just makes everything just feel noticeably more peaceful and lovely.
Spring, I’m so happy you’re back to stay.
This warmer season also has me craving all sorts of light and fresh meals. And the other day, I returned to a nostalgic favorite green salad of mine that I thought was worth sharing here again. It’s loaded up with so many of my faves — creamy avocado, tender chicken, crispy bacon, fresh greens, tangy blue cheese, ripe tomatoes, all tossed together with a simple red wine vinaigrette. It’s a fresh, flavorful, hearty entrée salad that I first shared here on the blog nearly a decade ago yet still love just as much to this day. So if you have yet to give it a try, I highly recommend it!
Chicken, Bacon and Avocado Chopped Salad
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and diced
- 4 ounces crumbled blue cheese
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1 head of Romaine lettuce (about 8 ounces), chopped
- 1 large avocado, diced
- 1 pound (about 2-3 cups) diced cooked chicken
- half a small red onion, very thinly sliced
Red Wine Vinaigrette Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- pinch of fine sea salt and freshly-cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Make the vinaigrette. Vigorously whisk all ingredients together in a mixing bowl (or shake together in a sealed jar) until completely emulsified.
- Toss the salad. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle evenly with the vinaigrette, and toss gently to combine.
- Serve. Serve immediately and enjoy!
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
This sounds amazing. Salad ingredients are great, but the amount of olive oil is crazy high in calories at 120 cal per TBLSP (my trainer would kill me). Any suggestions on how to modify yet still make it tasty?
Have you ever heard this called Cobb salad. It has these exact ingredient and has been served for years. If you’ve just discovered it good for you. Its been a delicious
staple of my diet for years.
This salad was so fantastic! I totally loved it! Thank you!
This salad is absolutely beautiful! Can’t wait to try because it has my favorite thing, bacon, in it! Looking forward to that are trying your dressing on some other salads!
Followed the pinterest pin because it looked exactly like the Martinelli’s salad from my home town. Lo and behold, it was your inspired recreation from there! Such a small world. I adoooore this salad and have been known to destroy a large pan of it. Nomnomnom
Do you know how many servings this recipe is? I need to be able to feed 12 people and this will be it for the luncheon.
It depends on how much people will eat. But I say this should serve between 4-6 people.
Holy cow!! What a small world! As a Salina transplant, I have eaten that salad at THAT exact restaurant many many times. It is, by far, the best thing on the menu. :) Thank you for the recreation.
When I saw the name of the recipe (from Pinterest) I immediately thought of the Chop salad from Martinelli’s. I was happily surprised when I opened the link to find that it actually WAS the salad from Martinelli’s. I will definitely be making this! I have high hopes, but will try not to be too judgemental if it doesn’t taste exactly the same. :) Thanks for sharing!! It looks spot-on, which of course translates to “Freakin’ Amazing!!”
I would died if I try it… It looks so delicious!!!
Loved this salad. The combination of ingredients with the dressing was spot on. Will be making again and again since chicken is always in the frig.
I always order this type of salad when I’m out to lunch, I forget how easy it is to make at home, thanks for the reminder and the delicious recipe! I featured your recipe in my latest weekly meal plan on my blog, thank you!