Summer Avocado Chicken Salad

insalata di pollo/chicken salad

It was yet another beautiful day in Utah today. Windy…but beautiful. Because I can’t go to boot camp anymore, for the time being, I decided to go to the pool before the swim team had their practice at 6:30. Happily, I was able to fit in ten 100 meter freestyles. Then, home for a quick bit, back to the gym for a water aerobics class, and a freestyle class. Our freestyle teacher, Triathlete coach Dave Pruetz, had me doing ladders. Not so easy (for me), after working out arms yesterday! So, by 11AM, I had swam (all total) over a mile. I was so excited, especially since I could barely swim 25 meters two weeks ago. Woohoo! I need to check with the Y when I get home to see about swimming there to keep this up, until I can get back.

After I began to see gills forming, I went home…famished. One of my new friend’s here, Julie, made a great chicken salad. It was so good, I didn’t want to stop! As a matter of fact, I am not sure I chewed...maybe Hoover (vacuum) is more like it. LOL. I will definitely be making this one when I get back to Atlanta.

Now, I don’t have exact measurements, but isn’t that the joy of cooking? A little of this…a little of that!

I served it (to myself) as an open-faced sandwich on top of a delicious slice of Jack Spratt Sprouted Wheat Bread and a slice of tomato. This was the first time I have tasted Jack Spratt bread, but it is not the first time I have heard of it. Kalyn (who I will be seeing Friday, along with Maria) has mentioned the bread before. It is baked by Gregory's Clinton Wheat Shop in Bountiful Utah, does not have any added fat, and is 100% whole sprouted wheat. (Speaking of bread, Maria just made Honey Whole Wheat Bread, too….yum!)

Summer Avocado Chicken Salad

1 ½ lbs. grilled chicken, diced
2 avocados, roughly chopped
Juice of 1 ½ lemons
½ cup carrots, diced
3 Tbsp. Smart Balance® Mayonnaise
Salt/pepper to taste

Combine the chicken and carrots; set aside. In a food processor, blend the mayo, avocado, and juice. Pour over the chicken and mixed well. Add salt/pepper if needed.