Minty Peach Chicken Salad

Prep time: 20 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

This recipe tosses peaches, chicken, and avocados in a homemade minty vinaigrette delivering a refreshing minty peach chicken salad — perfect for lunch.

Ingredients

3 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted, and cubed
2 cups cubed cooked chicken breast
1 cucumber, seeded and chopped
1/3 cup white sugar
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup minced fresh mint
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 dashes hot sauce, or to taste
2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and cubed

Directions

1 Combine peaches, chicken, and cucumber in a large bowl.
2 Place sugar, vinegar, mint, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and hot sauce in a blender; blend until smooth. Drizzle vinaigrette over peach mixture; toss to coat.
3 Cover the bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate until chilled, at least 30 minutes. Fold avocado into salad before serving.