Lime-Cumin Grilled Chicken Salad with Avocado and Mango Salsa

Lime-Cumin Grilled Chicken Salad with Avocado and Mango Salsa

This is a fantastic summer salad using a simple marinade for your grilled chicken and which also takes advantage of the mango salsa recipe previously featured on the blog. I've included it here again as well. I love avocado with this salad but it's your choice to include it.

Originally published on: June 15, 2008.

Marinade:

Juice of 2 limes
3 tbsp olive oil
2tsp brown sugar
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp salt

Mix together and marinade 4 boneless chicken breasts in a sealed plastic bag for 1/2 hour. Grill or broil until fully cooked. Rest the chicken for 5 minutes before slicing and serving on a bed of spinach salad composed of:

Baby spinach leaves
red onion
red pepper
kalamata olives
tomato wedges
sliced avocado

Top with a generous amount of Mango Lime Salsa and enjoy.

Mango Lime Salsa
Makes about 2 cups.
1 large mango, peeled and diced small
1 clove minced garlic
Juice of one lime
Zest of one lime, finely chopped
½ red onion diced
1 tbsp finely chopped jalapeño pepper
1 tsp salt
½ tsp coarse ground black pepper
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp brown sugar
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
½ red pepper diced small

Toss all ingredients together well in a glass bowl. Let stand for about 2 hours before serving, stirring occasionally.