Skinny Rooster Fajita Salad

All the things you like about fajitas, in salad kind. This salad is gentle and contemporary 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.

This recipe is contemporary and light-weight 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 in case you’re used to a sweeter dressing. You can even use sugar substitutes rather than 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 may use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the rooster and greens, however olive oil is really useful for the dressing.
• Rooster: We propose utilizing boneless, skinless rooster breasts for this recipe. Thighs might work as properly, however they should an extended cook dinner time.
• Onion: Lower your onion in half after which into skinny slices.
• Bell peppers: Any colour of bell peppers will work for this recipe! Be at liberty to make use of one colour or a number of colours, relying on what your loved ones likes or what’s on sale.
• Romain Lettuce: Substitute with butter lettuce or blended greens.
• Avocado: Add simply earlier than serving to stop browning.
• Lime juice: Recent limes are greatest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice may even work.
• Crimson Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate 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 advocate 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 couple 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 very best.

Crimson pepper flakes: One other professional of creating your individual spice combine is which you can management the spice degree—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can scale back the quantity of pink pepper flakes you add in. Or, in case you’re actually searching for some warmth, be at liberty 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 pink leaf, or a packaged spring combine.

Lettuce Wraps: You may 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 incredible, candy and spicy dressing, however in case you’re searching for one thing a bit of extra gentle and creamy, you possibly can decide up a southwestern-style dressing or some ranch from the grocery retailer. We even have a couple of different tasty recipes under.

Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing: It is a zesty twist on the basic ranch dressing. The contemporary, 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 individuals who get pleasure from a little bit of a kick of their dressing.

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