Quick and Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe Perfect for Saturday Night Dinner
After heavy Shabbat meals, this light and colorful chicken salad offers a quick, nutritious alternative. The recipe serves 2 to 3 people and includes chicken breasts seasoned with olive oil, sweet paprika, salt, and black pepper, grilled for 5 to 6 minutes per side. The salad base combines chopped romaine lettuce, cucumbers, halved cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced red onion, and diced avocado. A dressing made from olive oil, mustard, honey, lemon juice, salt, and pepper is whisked together and poured over the salad. The grilled chicken is sliced into strips and added on top, finished with a handful of toasted walnuts or almonds for crunch. This meal can be prepared in about 20 minutes, making it an ideal light dinner option after a rich Shabbat lunch.