Chicken Salad with Avocado Dressing

Loaded chicken salad with a creamy avocado dressing.
Ingredients
Dressing:
  • 2 avocados
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 scallion, chopped (omit the bulb end)
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice
  • sea or kosher salt and fresh ground pepper 
Chicken Salad:
  • cooked chicken, chopped or shredded
  • black olives, chopped or sliced
  • red onion, diced
  • tomatoes, sliced or diced
  • baby spinach leaves
  • sliced almonds
  • peasant bread or wraps
Instructions
  • In a food processor or blender combine avocados, buttermilk, scallion, parsley, cilantro, lemon juice; season with salt and pepper; pulse until smooth and well combined. to thin out the dressing you can pulse in a few tablespoons of water. Refrigerate in a tightly sealed container up to 3 days.
  • For the chicken salad combine the chicken, olives, red onion and diced tomatoes in a bowl; add dressing in small amounts at a time and mix well. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed. Serve on toasted peasant bread or in wraps layered with spinach leaves and almonds sprinkled over top.

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