Skinny Rooster Fajita Salad

Every little thing you like about fajitas, in salad type. This salad is gentle and recent but filling. Filled with sautéed bell peppers and onions, juicy rooster breast, and crisp romaine lettuce. Prime all of it off with avocado slices and our do-it-yourself, candy and spicy dressing.

For extra fajita recipes, strive our Fajita Stuffed Chicken or our Sizzling Skillet Chicken Fajitas.

Why Our Recipe

• All of the flavors of fajitas in a deliciously gentle and recent salad.
• Juicy rooster, sautéed bell peppers and onion, with creamy avocado.
• Serve with our straightforward, do-it-yourself salad dressing.

This recipe is recent and lightweight however nonetheless filled with taste from our scrumptious, do-it-yourself salad dressing. I provide the choice of doubling the sugar within the recipe, which is nice if you happen to’re used to a sweeter dressing. You too can use sugar substitutes instead of the brown sugar. Honey and stevia are nice choices.

Ingredient Notes

• Olive Oil: 1 tablespoon for cooking the rooster and 1 tablespoon for the dressing. You might use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the rooster and greens, however olive oil is really useful for the dressing.
• Rooster: We recommend utilizing boneless, skinless rooster breasts for this recipe. Thighs might work as nicely, however they should an extended cook dinner time.
• Onion: Lower your onion in half after which into skinny slices.
• Bell peppers: Any shade of bell peppers will work for this recipe! Be at liberty to make use of one shade or a number of colours, relying on what your loved ones likes or what’s on sale.
• Romain Lettuce: Substitute with butter lettuce or combined greens.
• Avocado: Add simply earlier than serving to forestall browning.
• Lime juice: Contemporary limes are greatest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice may even work.
• Crimson Pepper Flakes: Provides a refined warmth, which you’ll alter in keeping with your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

Whilst you can usually discover pre-made fajita seasoning in grocery shops, we suggest making your own! Every model differs in its ratios and high quality of spices, so utilizing our spice combine will guarantee high quality taste. It solely takes a number of additional minutes and actually enhances the flavour of your fajitas. It’s all about with the ability to management the flavour your self to get the most effective.

Crimson pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your individual spice combine is which you could management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can scale back the quantity of purple pepper flakes you add in. Or, if you happen to’re actually on the lookout for some warmth, be happy so as to add extra!

Lettuce Choices

Substitutes: We love this rooster salad with crunchy romaine lettuce, however you possibly can simply substitute with butter lettuce, inexperienced or purple leaf, or a packaged spring combine.

Lettuce Wraps: You might additionally flip this fajita rooster salad right into a lettuce wrap! Use romaine hearts or butter lettuce leaves for a simple, on-the-go rooster wrap!

Alternate Salad Dressings

This recipe has an excellent, candy and spicy dressing, however if you happen to’re on the lookout for one thing somewhat extra delicate and creamy, you possibly can decide up a southwestern-style dressing or some ranch from the grocery retailer. We even have a number of different tasty recipes under.

Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing: It is a zesty twist on the basic ranch dressing. The recent, citrusy flavors of lime and the distinctive style of cilantro add a refreshing and vibrant contact to the salad, making it an thrilling choice for many who take pleasure in a little bit of a kick of their dressing.

Ranch Dressing: A basic alternative, ranch is creamy and has a balanced taste that works nicely with each the greens and the meats within the salad. Its richness enhances the general style with out dominating the opposite components.