Grilled Chicken with Avocado Tomato Salad checks off all the boxes when it comes to a dinner party meal! It’s pretty, instagram friendly, delicious and most important EASY!
Is it sad that I pick recipes for dinner parties based on that criteria? I’ve just come to terms with the fact that that’s the world we live in and it’s really nice when everything is pretty. This grilled chicken number is beyond. The chicken is moist (my least favorite word ever but let’s use it anyways) as it’s marinated for about an hour before going on the grill. The avocado tomato and corn salad mixed with my cilantro vinaigrette is a dream come true. You could just eat the salad if that’s more your style, but trust me when I say that everything combined together is the all time most perfect summer bite. Take a stab at this one this weekend, you won’t be disappointed!
Grilled Chicken with Avocado Tomato Salad
Ingredients
For the Chicken:
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 chicken breasts with skin
For the Topping:
- 2 avocados cut into wedges
- 3-4 heirlooms tomatoes cut into ½ inch slices
- 2 corn on the cob
- 1 recipe Cilantro Vinaigrette
Instructions
- Combine the ingredients for the chicken marinade in a bowl and stir to combine. Add the chicken and marinate for 30-45 minutes at room temperature.
- Heat a grill to high heat. Lift chicken from marinade (discard marinade) and grill chicken, turning often, until no longer pink in center, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer chicken to a platter and top with the avocados, cherry tomatoes and raw corn cut off the cob. Serve with the cilantro vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper.
Great summer salad!
This looks and sounds amazing! That cilantro vinaigrette sounds like life itself! I can’t wait to try this end-of-summer recipe.
xx Sydney
Well, this salad looks divine, all my favorite things (avocado, corn, tomatoes…) on one plate! I bet it would be good with boneless thighs, too. I also have a newfound appreciation for cilantro in recent years so I must try this salad!!!
ANYTHING with your cilantro vinaigrette is the best! This looks so summery and festive. I hope summer hangs arounds extra long this year so I can make this several times!
This photo is gorgeous…every details looks amazing!
I would love all this for dinner!!
Chicken! My favorite! And the salad looks perfect with it.
Awesome – made this for our 4th if July meal – so easy – amazing flavor and a huge hit!
Yumm!! Just made this and it was as good as it looked! Chicken marinade and cilantro dressing were fantastic! Thank you!
Made this tonight and it was easy and so yummy!!!!! Looked beautiful too. Thank you for the recipe!!!!
Is there a secret to keeping the avocados looking fresh, un-brown, if that’s a word, in the Avocado-Tomato salad while serving guests?
citrus juice!! I toss them with lemon or lime juice if they are going to sit out for a bit
I don’t have a grill – can I cook the chicken on a grill pan or in the oven?
grill pan for sure to start so you can the crisp, and then you can finish in the oven!
Can you marinate the chicken overnight or for a few hours?
Not overnight because of the lime juice – it will make the chicken funky
This checks all the boxes!!
What would you recommend as a substitute for cilantro? I am allergic to it and I swear it is in everything!!
chives!!!
This recipe is seriously delicious and the cilantro vinaigrette pushes it over the edge. I made it two nights ago and I’m making more right now with extra for leftovers. So tasty!
Where is recipe for cilantro vinaigrette? That’s a key part! Thanks!
formatting got funky! Here you go https://whatsgabycooking.com/cilantro-vinaigrette/
Is this bone in skin on breasts??
sorry!!! I see it is skin on breasts 🙂
This is a delicious stunner!
Hi Gaby! This looks fantastic!! I’d like to make it for a get together we’re having in a couple weeks, but have a question. The recipe calls for skin on chicken breasts. They look like boneless in the picture, but I want to make sure. Are we to use boneless chicken breasts with the skin on?
correct: skin on boneless
This sounds amazing! Definitely going to make it however I have an aversion to Cilantro (it’s an actual genetic thing saw it on my 23 and me test). Is there a substitute you can recommend that would go with the salad/dish?
basil would be delish! or chives
Just made this and it was absolutely delicious!! The chicken marinade and cilantro vinaigrette were *chefs kiss*.
We grilled the corn on the cob along with the chicken before mixing with the avocado and tomatoes and served with some grilled naan to soak up all the yumminess!
The salad was soooo good! Never had raw corn- YUM! Blasted that chicken on high and for the first time I finally had a moist chicken breast. Thanks Gaby!
How much chicken does this recipe require? A full chicken, cut up, or thighs or breasts?
Thanks. KO
whoops – just read the recipe more closely – and see that it states 4 chicken breasts….I need more coffee
please disregard the earlier email from me.
KO
Delicious and so easy!
Love this recipe! Making it this weekend. What would you serve as a side with it? Thank you!
Delicious and easy! First time to try raw corn! Wow! Where’s that been all my life?!
Made this tonight after watching your InstaLive this week! This was so delicious! We devoured it! This will be on repeat for the rest of the summer!
Thoughts on substitution with a fish?
would be delish!
I LOVE all your recipes and the presentations are amazing. Thank you for all your hard work – somebody’s got to do it!!
Made this for dinner tonight for some friends! We had rave reviews all around and I love how quickly this came together. Will definitely be making this one again! The recipe is perfection and captures summer to a T!