If you made my Grilled BBQ Chicken with Yahoo BBQ Sauce for dinner last night, here’s a recipe for your leftovers. This easy salad recipe lets you easily transform last night’s leftover BBQ chicken into a delicious lunch, and the best part is that no one will know you made this from leftovers! All you need to do is add fresh greens, cherry tomatoes, and avocado. Add some black beans or corn to add texture. This salad is packed with flavor and nutrients. Top it with our homemade Yahoo BBQ Sauce that compliments this salad perfectly.
How To Add More Flavors
1.To toss greens: instead of lime juice, use ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing to mix the greens.
2. Be creative! Look in your fridge to add any kind of vegetables; green pepper, red pepper,artichokes, bacon. Add a chopped apple to the salad.
3. Add a crumbled cheese like gorgonzola, fontina or mild cheddar.
Best BBQ Chicken Salad
Equipment
- 1 large salad bowl
- 1 sharp knife
- 1 kitchen tongs
- 2 large serving spoons
- 2 cutting boards
- 1 citrus press
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked and shredded BBQ chicken (use Grilled BBQ Chicken recipe)
- 6 cups washed mixed greens
- 2 limes
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 1 avocado (diced)
- ½ cup corn
- ½ cup black beans (drained and rinsed)
- ¼ cup red onion (thinly sliced)
- ¼ cup cilantro (chopped)
- ½ cup Yahoo BBQ Sauce (use Yahoo BBQ Sauce recipe)
Instructions
- Add mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, avocado, corn, black beans, red onion, and cilantro in a large salad bowl. Squeeze one fresh lime over the greens and mix well.
- Top the salad with the BBQ chicken.
- Drizzle the Yahoo BBQ Sauce over the salad entire salad. You can also serve the BBQ sauce on the side.
- Serve the salad cold with additional slices of lime.
