Smoky chicken BLT salad

Ingredients
Can I prepare the chicken BLT salad in advance?
Chicken salad ingredient swaps
More chicken salad recipes
More ways with chicken tenderloins

This quick chicken BLT salad recipe for one is easy to make and packed full of flavour. The chicken is coated in smoked paprika before pan frying, then served with a tangy mustard and garlic yoghurt dressing. And this wouldn’t be a BLT salad recipe with some crispy bacon, fresh lettuce and juicy cherry tomatoes.

Ingredients

2 rindless bacon slices (130g)

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

2 teaspoons olive oil

3 chicken tenderloins (225g)

½ teaspoon dijon mustard

2 teaspoons lemon juice

2 teaspoons water

2 tablespoons Greek-style yoghurt

1 small clove garlic, crushed

1 baby cos (romaine) lettuce, trimmed, leaves separated

1 shallot (25g), sliced finely

4 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved

1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

Method

Cook bacon in a medium frying pan, over medium heat, for 3 minutes or until crisp; drain on paper towel, then tear into large pieces.

Combine paprika, oil and chicken in a small bowl. Season.

Add chicken to same pan; cook for 2 minutes each side or until cooked through. Cool slightly, then shred chicken coarsely.

Stir mustard, juice, water, yoghurt and garlic in a small bowl.

Layer lettuce, shallot, tomato, chicken and bacon in a shallow bowl; drizzle with yoghurt dressing, sprinkle with parsley.

Can I prepare the chicken BLT salad in advance?

The yoghurt dressing for the chicken salad recipe can be prepared several hours ahead; store, covered, in the fridge. Assemble the chicken salad just before eating.

Chicken salad ingredient swaps

You can use basil instead of parsley leaves, if you like.

Shallots are a small, milder-tasting member of the onion family. The size makes them perfect for solo dinners, plus they will store for months if kept in a basket at room temperature. However, you could also use a green onion.

We like to use grape and cherry tomatoes in this salad, but you can use whichever kind you have on hand. Looking for recipes that showcase tomatoes?

More chicken salad recipes

We love a chicken salad for a substantial meal option, and the good news is this versatile protein can compliment a variety of flavours. Whether you’re after a classic Caesar salad, a summery chicken and mango salad, or the Mediterranean flavours of burghul and pomegranate, we have plenty of chicken salad recipes to explore.