I have never met a chicken salad that I didn’t like. Unfortunately many of them contain quite a bit of mayonnaise. This flavorful chicken salad recipe is dressed with tomato juice and spices and is a delicious low-fat alternative to traditional chicken salad recipes.
This Southwestern Chicken Salad Recipe is made with cooked chicken that has been cubed and is a delicious way to use up leftover chicken. It uses lots of vegetables straight from the garden: tomato, onion, bell pepper, and cilantro.
The dressing is rich in flavor, but mild. It is made by combining tomato juice, garlic, cumin, and marjoram.
Since this Southwest Chicken Salad does not use any hot peppers, it is mild enough that even young children can enjoy it. However if you like extra heat, feel free to dice a jalapeno pepper and add it to the salad.
This chicken salad is delicious served on a bed of greens, on a roll, in a taco shell, or even in a quesadilla.
- 1 lb. cooked chicken, diced
- 1 cup tomato, cut into thin strips
- ½ cup onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
- ⅓ cup vegetable or tomato juice
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon marjoram
- In a medium bowl, combine, chicken, tomato, onion, tomato, bell pepper, and cilantro.
- In a small bowl, combine tomato juice, garlic, cumin, and marjoram. Mix well.
- Pour juice mixture over chicken and vegetables. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to let flavors blend.
- Serve on bed of lettuce, in a tortilla, as a sandwich, or as a side dish in a buffet.
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Arnold says
A fairly quick and easy recipe, my kind of recipe. The summer is not too far away here in my neck of the woods, I will be giving this a try. Thanks.
Christy says
I bet this is wonderful, I am not a huge mayo fan in chicken salad so I bet I would love this. Thanks for linking to Two for Tuesdays!
the clark clan says
Hi Alea! Thanks so much for sharing the foodie love on the two for tuesday recipe blog hop! I too am a chicken salad freak, and so, i will definitely try this recipe because sometimes heavy dressings arent always the best dressings! 🙂 [email protected]
Angie's Recipes says
The chicken salad looks wonderfully delicious!
[email protected] says
This looks like a great "healthier" version of a chicken salad. Sounds great! Thanks for the recipe and linking to TMTT.