Healthy Chicken and Cucumber Salad with Creamy Yogurt Dressing: A Refreshing Meal You’ll Love
Enjoy a refreshing, Healthy Chicken and Cucumber Salad with Creamy Yogurt Dressing—perfect for a nutritious, light meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2English cucumbers, halved and sliced (about3 cups)
- 2 cupscooked rotisserie chicken, chopped
- 1/4 cupfresh cilantro, minced
- 3green onions, sliced
- 1jalapeno, seeded and diced
- 1/4red onion, diced
- 1/2red bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 15.25 ozcan sweet corn, drained
- For the Dressing:
- 1/2 cupplain Greek yogurt (2% or higher)
- 1/3 cupmayonnaise
- Juice and zest of 1 lime
- 1clove garlic, finely minced or grated
- 1 tspchili powder
- 1/2 tsppaprika
- 1/2 tspground cumin
- 1/4 tspsalt
- 1/4 tspfreshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Lay the cucumber slices on a layer of paper towels. Place another layer of paper towels on top and gently press to absorb any excess moisture. Let them sit while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, lime juice, lime zest, garlic, chili powder, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper until smooth. Taste the dressing and adjust the seasoning if needed.
- In a large bowl, combine the cucumbers, rotisserie chicken, cilantro, green onions, jalapeno, red onion, red bell pepper, and sweet corn.
- Pour most of the dressing over the salad and gently toss everything together to coat evenly. Add the remaining dressing if desired for extra creaminess.
- Serve chilled. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Details: A refreshing, creamy salad perfect for meal prep or a light summer meal. Packed with protein, crisp veggies, and a zesty yogurt dressing, this dish is both filling and nutritious.