Green Goddess Salad Recipe
Fresh, flavorful, and easy to make, this green goddess salad recipe features greens, avocado, chicken, and a creamy homemade dressing.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 426kcal
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
- 3 cups lacinato kale stems and tough ribs removed
- 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 avocado pitted, and diced
- 1 cup corn kernels fresh, canned, or thawed from frozen
- 3 cups cooked chicken breast diced or shredded
- 4 strips bacon cooked and crumbled
Green Goddess Dressing
- ½ cup fresh parsley or 2 Tbsp dried parsley
- 2 teaspoons dried tarragon
- 1 tablespoon fresh chives or 1 tsp dried
- 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (approx 1/2 large lemon)
- ½ cup mayonnaise we use avocado oil mayo
- ¼ cup coconut cream or sour cream or Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Prepare the green goddess dressing. Add dressing ingredients to a blender and mix until smooth.
- Massage the kale leaves (see notes below), then toss the kale and romaine with 1/3 cup of the dressing, until lightly coated. Add to salad bowl, pressing the greens towards the sides of the bowl.
- Add chicken to the center of the bowl. Spread out the avocado cubes on top. Put the corn on one side of the salad. Add the bacon to the other side.
- Drizzle the rest of the dressing over the salad before serving.
Notes
How to massage kale leaves:
Using your clean hands as a scoop, scoop up the kale and slide your hands in opposite directions to massage the kale. This simple massaging action is what actually softens the kale by bruising the surface of the leaves.
Recipe Variations
- Add more fresh produce for extra color and crunch: Mix in cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, thinly sliced apples, or green onions for added texture and sweetness. Each bite becomes even more exciting with the fresh flavors these additions bring to your green goddess salad recipe.
- Try different proteins to change it up: Swap the chicken with grilled salmon, roasted turkey, or crispy tofu for new takes on this dish. For a bold twist, blackened shrimp adds amazing flavor. You can also use Instant Pot chicken breast shredded, ready to go, to create an easy version of green goddess chicken salad.
- Boost the dressing with herbs and extras: Blend fresh basil leaves, flat-leaf parsley, cilantro, or even roasted cashews or walnuts into the dressing for added flavor and creaminess. Add a splash of rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar along with olive oil, salt, garlic, and a little minced shallot to bring out the herbal notes in the dressing.
- Top with extra crunch and flavor: Alongside the creamy dressing, sprinkle crispy toppings like crispy bacon, toasted nuts, or seeds. They pair perfectly with the greens and balance the salad beautifully when tossed in a large bowl right before serving.
- If you’d like to prepare green goddess chicken salad well ahead of time, prepare the components without any dressing. The dressing lasts for up to 5 days, so you could easily make a week’s worth of ingredients to toss with green goddess dressing as desired.
- This only lasts one or two days in the fridge. To help it last longer, store it without the dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 283mg | Potassium: 592mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3022IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg