Salad Recipe ⟶ Southwest Summer Salad

I got this wonderful recipe from a friend several years ago. It's a great main dish salad for hot weather. I usually double it for my family so we can eat the leftovers for lunch the next day.

Ingredients

• 2 cups chilled cooked rice
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 bunch green onions, sliced
• 1 avocado, diced
• ⅓ cup canola oil
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon lime zest
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground oregano
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• 1 head lettuce, chopped

Cooking Directions

1. Combine rice, chicken, tomato, cilantro, green onions, and avocado together in a bowl.
2. Whisk canola oil, lime juice, lime zest, garlic, jalapeno pepper, salt, oregano, cumin, and chili powder together in a bowl; pour over rice mixture and toss to coat. Chill in refrigerator, about 1 hour.
3. Place lettuce in a serving bowl; top with rice mixture.

Nutrition Facts

• calories508.9
• carbohydrateContent39.5 g
• cholesterolContent53.1 mg
• fatContent29.1 g
• fiberContent7.9 g
• proteinContent25.6 g
• saturatedFatContent3.2 g
• sodiumContent662 mg
• sugarContent5.8 g