Grilled Chicken, Apple and Corn Salad with Jalapeño Ranch

Best For: Lunch, Dinner, Sides
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 medium apples (we like EverCrisp®, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, or SweeTango®)
- 2 ears of corn
- 2 avocados
- 15 oz. black beans, drained
- ½ red onion
- 1 lb. cherry tomatoes
- 16 oz. mixed greens
- 4 chicken breasts, grilled or baked as desired
Dressing
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 Tbsp ranch powder (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeds removed and roughly chopped
- Milk or water (as needed)
- Optional: handful of fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
Directions
Dressing
- Combine sour cream, mayo, lime juice, ranch powder, and jalapeño in a food processor or blender. Pulse until creamy. If the mixture is too thick, add milk or water 1 Tbsp at a time to thin it out.
Assembly
- Boil corn for 5 minutes. Allow to cool, then shave off kernels.
- Chop avocados and slice tomatoes in half. Thinly slice apples and red onions.
- Toss mixed greens with apples, corn, avocados, black beans, red onion, and tomatoes.
- Plate salad and top with thinly chicken breast (one breast per person). Pour dressing over and enjoy!