Description
A refreshing summer salad featuring grilled chicken, sweet corn, and crunchy cucumbers enveloped in a creamy dressing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups grilled or roasted chicken, diced
- 1 cup sweet corn, grilled or canned
- 1 large cucumber, diced
- ½ cup red onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Optional: crumbled feta cheese for garnish
Instructions
- Prep your ingredients by grilling or roasting the chicken if it’s not pre-cooked. Dice into bite-sized pieces.
- Corn should be grilled until charred and sweet or drained if canned. Allow it to cool.
- Chop the cucumber and finely chop the red onion using a sharp knife.
- Mix the dressing in a bowl with mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, lime juice, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper. Whisk until smooth.
- Combine the chicken, corn, cucumber, red onion, and cilantro in the bowl. Gently fold everything with a spatula.
- Taste the salad and adjust seasoning if necessary.
- Serve with crumbled feta cheese on top if desired.
Notes
For a spicier version, add diced jalapeños to the salad or dressing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: chicken salad, summer salad, corn salad, cucumber salad, creamy dressing