Recipe for Caprese Salad with Chicken and Avocado

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Check out our gorgeous spin on a Caprese Salad which features a homemade delicious balsamic honey dressing and we added chicken and avocado to top off this healthy and beautiful meal.

caprese salad with avocado chicken balsamic dressing

If you are looking for a healthy meal that has good fats, proteins and is low carb that will wow your friends and family, you came to the right place.  This fresh meal with the balsamic dressing makes eating healthy worthwhile every time.

Caprese salad ingredients, lettuce, balasamic, honey, garlic, olive oil tomatoes, mozzarella, chicken, avocado

Ingredients for the Salad:

  • 2 cups Romaine lettuce (You can use whatever lettuce you like or a traditional caprese salad doesn’t have lettuce but instead serves the tomatoes and mozzarella with fresh basil and tomato and mozzarella slices.  But this is the Southern Plate version so we added some more greens)
  • 1/2 cup Cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 Avocado, sliced
  • 2 -3 Fresh mozzarella pearls
  • 4 oz. Chicken breasts, sliced (I cooked my chicken breasts with a bit of garlic)
  • Fresh torn basil

Ingredients for the Homemade Balsamic Honey Dressing

  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp fine black pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic minced
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

arrange the lettuce the way you want it

You can use whatever lettuce you like or none at all! If you are making a traditional Caprese salad, it doesn’t have lettuce but instead serves the tomatoes and mozzarella with fresh basil and tomato and mozzarella slices.  But this is the Southern Plate version so we added some more greens to make a meal of it.

slice your chicken and arrange on the plate

After you cook your chicken breast arrange it on the plate how you like it.  I went ahead and sliced the chicken breast after it cooled and arranged as seen.

arrange avocado, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes and torn basil

Add your avocado, mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, and torn basil throughout or in a bunch.

Now on to the Balsamic Honey Dressing…

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the honey, balsamic, mustard, salt, pepper and garlic

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the honey, balsamic, mustard, salt, pepper and garlic.

add in oil

Add the oil and whisk thoroughly to combine. Continue whisking until the dressing is fully emulsified.

Add the oil and whisk thoroughly to combine. Continue whisking until the dressing is fully emulsified.

Add the oil and whisk thoroughly to combine. Continue whisking until the dressing is fully emulsified.

shake well and refrigerate or drizzle onto the salad

Shake well then drizzle on your salad.

cover and store the rest of the balsamic glaze in the refrigeratorStore in a jar with a lid and refrigerate. Shake well before serving.

enjoy your masterpiece

Enjoy your masterpiece!

What is a traditional Caprese Salad?

Caprese salad is a simple Italian salad, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and sweet basil, seasoned with salt, and olive oil. It is usually arranged on a plate in restaurant practice. 

Our version today didn’t have as much basil, and added chicken and avocado to make this more of a meal than a side.

caprese salad with avocado chicken balsamic dressing

Recipe for A Caprese Style Salad with Chicken and Avocado

A spin off of the traditional recipe for a Caprese Salad this healthy low carb meal with Chicken and Avocado is served with a glorious Balsamic Honey dressing drizzled on top.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups lettuce We used romaine but use whatever you like.
  • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 avocado sliced sliced
  • 2-3 oz fresh mozzarella
  • 4 oz chicken breasts cooked and sliced
  • Fresh torn basil

Balsamic Dressing

  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper finely ground
  • 1 1/2 tsp garlic minced (one large clove)
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

  • Cook chicken breast. I did this in skillet on medium heat with garlic. Make sure they are cooked through. Let cool and slice.
  • While chicken is cooling arrange salad on plate
  • Add mozzarella and cherry tomatoes as well as torn basil and avocado
  • Slice chicken and arrange on plate

Balsamic Honey Dressing

  •  In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the honey, balsamic, mustard, salt, pepper and garlic. Add the oil and whisk thoroughly to combine. Continue whisking until the dressing is fully mixed together and drizzling consistency. Pour into mason jar with lid.
  • Shake well! And drizzle on top of your salad to your liking. Can store in

Notes

The dressing can be made ahead of time to put in the refrigerator and allowed to congeal a bit overnight.  But I am too impatient for that!  I wanted to use it right away.  Make sure you store in a container with an airtight lid.  The dressing can last up to two weeks refrigerated.
There isn't much basil in this recipe so feel free to add more if you like basil.  This is our spin off a traditional Caprese salad, that we turned more into a healthy low carb meal.
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