Skinny Rooster Fajita Salad

All the things you like about fajitas, in salad kind. 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 home made, candy and spicy dressing.

For extra fajita recipes, attempt our Fajita Stuffed Rooster or our Scorching Skillet Rooster 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, home made salad dressing.

This recipe is recent and lightweight however nonetheless filled with taste from our scrumptious, home made salad dressing. I provide the choice of doubling the sugar within the recipe, which is nice in the event you’re used to a sweeter dressing. It’s also possible to 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 can use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the rooster and greens, however olive oil is beneficial for the dressing.
• Rooster: We recommend utilizing boneless, skinless rooster breasts for this recipe. Thighs may work as properly, however they should an extended prepare dinner time.
• Onion: Reduce your onion in half after which into skinny slices.
• Bell peppers: Any shade of bell peppers will work for this recipe! Be happy 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 stop browning.
• Lime juice: Contemporary limes are finest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice can even work.
• Crimson Pepper Flakes: Provides a refined warmth, which you’ll modify in accordance with your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

Whilst you can usually discover pre-made fajita seasoning in grocery shops, we suggest making your individual! 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 further minutes and actually enhances the flavour of your fajitas. It’s all about having the ability to management the flavour your self to get the very best.

Crimson pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your individual spice combine is that you may 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 the event you’re actually on the lookout 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 can 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 a terrific, candy and spicy dressing, however in the event you’re on the lookout for one thing a bit extra gentle and creamy, you possibly can choose 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 traditional 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 individuals who take pleasure in a little bit of a kick of their dressing.

Ranch Dressing: A traditional selection, 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.