Avocado Chicken Salad

Pinspiration: http://pinterest.com/pin/185210603396421621/
http://pinterest.com/pin/185210603398449713/

These recipes are pretty close (one uses mayo but doesn't have measurements and the other doesn't use mayo but does have measurements). I made one (modified) a long time ago and then kind of made the other one recently. 

I can tell you that I didn't measure. I used rotisserie chicken instead of chicken breasts. When I buy a rotisserie chicken, I just use a fork to remove all of meat (pretty much shredding it). I'll use whatever the current recipe calls for, then refrigerate the rest and use it either the next day or the day after. Or I'll use some in one recipe that day and the rest in a chicken salad, like this.

One of the original recipes called for mayo. I don't care for mayo and I think the avocado gives it enough flavor and moistness than the mayo isn't needed.

The first time I ate it, I put it on top of a salad with "spring greens", a few slices of red pepper, and sliced tomatoes.

You'll see that plate a lot. I only have one and it was probably less than a dollar on clearance at Meijer, but it's fun and cute (and plastic), so I like it.

The next day, I made the salad a wrap. And look... boring blue plate.

I really piled it high.

So high, it didn't really "wrap".

Avocado Chicken Salad (modified)

Chicken, cooked and shredded (I used rotisserie - and I've noticed some stores do have hot and cold chickens)
Avocado (mashed, I've even used my food processor to make it smoother)
Green onion (I used green, because I don't like strong onion flavor, but you can use any onion you want)
Cilantro
Lime juice to taste
Salt/pepper to taste

I recommend tasting this as you go, so you can get your own measurements. I'm not going to tell you what the correct amount of cilantro or onion. I love cilantro but am not crazy about onions, so I used more cilantro than onion (but still used onion so I could have more crunch). You could even use celery, if you want even more crunch. Green peppers would also add a good crunch and some extra flavor.

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Review:

Delicious. I love this. And I'm hungry right now, so typing up this blog has made me want to run out and buy some cilantro and avocados. And green onions. I already have plans to buy a rotisserie chicken today (and I think onion and maybe cilantro), so maybe that'll be my "other half of the chicken" recipe.

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