Skinny Rooster Fajita Salad

The whole lot you like about fajitas, in salad type. This salad is mild 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 mild 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 for those who’re used to a sweeter dressing. You can even use sugar substitutes instead of 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 might use vegetable or avocado oil for cooking the rooster and greens, however olive oil is advisable for the dressing.
• Rooster: We recommend utilizing boneless, skinless rooster breasts for this recipe. Thighs might work as nicely, however they should an extended cook dinner time.
• Onion: Reduce your onion in half after which into skinny slices.
• Bell peppers: Any coloration of bell peppers will work for this recipe! Be at liberty to make use of one coloration 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 finest, and also you’ll want about two for this recipe. Bottled lime juice may even work.
• Purple Pepper Flakes: Provides a delicate warmth, which you’ll be able to modify based on your desire.

Fajita Seasoning

Whilst you can usually discover pre-made fajita seasoning in grocery shops, we suggest making your personal! 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 most effective.

Purple pepper flakes: One other professional of constructing your personal spice combine is that you could management the spice stage—if your loved ones isn’t as spice tolerant, you possibly can scale back the quantity of purple pepper flakes you add in. Or, for those who’re actually on the lookout for some warmth, be happy 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 purple leaf, or a packaged spring combine.

Lettuce Wraps: You might additionally flip this fajita rooster salad right into a lettuce wrap! Use romaine hearts or butter lettuce leaves for a straightforward, on-the-go rooster wrap!

Alternate Salad Dressings

This recipe has a fantastic, candy and spicy dressing, however for those who’re on the lookout for one thing a bit 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 beneath.

Cilantro Lime Ranch Dressing: It is a zesty twist on the basic 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 many who take pleasure in a little bit of a kick of their dressing.

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