Chipotle Chicken Dense Bean Salad

This Chipotle Chicken Dense Bean Salad is a flavorful combination of spices and fresh ingredients, with a zesty chipotle dressing made using International Collection Garlic Flavored Olive Oil for added depth and richness. Perfect for a nutritious, make-ahead meal!

Time 30 min

Servings 4

Difficulty 1

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Ingredients

¼ cup mayonnaise

¼ cup International Collection Garlic Flavored Olive Oil

Juice of 1 lime + zest
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 clove garlic
1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce + a little bit of the liquid
Salt and pepper to taste

For salad:

1 ½ cups diced or shredded chicken
15 ounce can of chickpeas rinsed and drained
15 ounce can of great northern beans rinsed and drained
1 cup corn kernels (frozen & defrosted)
3 ripe avocados diced
1 medium red bell pepper diced
1 medium yellow bell pepper diced
1 bunch of parsley, de-stemmed and finely chopped

Method

Make the dressing: in a tall container, add all the ingredients for the dressing then take an immersion blender and blend until smooth.
Layer the salad into four large jars. Starting first with the dressing, then chicken, chickpeas, great northern beans, corn, avocados, bell peppers, and parsley.
Serve over a bed of greens when you are ready to enjoy! The jar salads should stay good for 2-3 days in the fridge.