A bold, crunchy summer salad with creamy ranch, pickle-brined chicken, and salty vinegar chips!
Prep time: PT30M
Cook time: PT15M
Total time: PT45M
Rating
3.88 stars (25 reviews)
Keywords
summer salad, under one hour
Ingredients
1 pound boneless chicken tenders/small breasts
3 tablespoons white or apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup pickle brine
1 - 2 teaspoons salt, using to your taste
2 tablespoons melted salted butter/olive oil
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 tablespoon dried dill
1 tablespoon dried chives
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
6 cups mixed greens/arugula
1 cup sliced pickles and cucumbers
1-2 avocados, sliced
2 cups salt and vinegar chips
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon apple cider, white balsamic, or white vinegar
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/3 cup chopped dill pickles
1/3 cup fresh chopped basil
2 tablespoons fresh chopped dill
3/4 cup crumbled blue or feta cheese
Categories
Appetizer
Main Course
Side Dish
Cuisine
American
Steps
1. In a bowl, toss the chicken in vinegar, pickle juice, and salt. Let sit 20 mins or 12 hours in the fridge. Once marinated, add the butter/olive oil, parsley, dill, chives, garlic powder, and onion powder. Season with black pepper.2. Set your grill, grill pan, or skillet to medium-high heat. Grill the chicken until lightly charred and cooked through, turning halfway through cooking, about 10 to 12 minutes. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of vinegar over the warm chicken. Season with salt, as desired.3. Meanwhile, in a salad bowl, combine the greens, pickles, cucumbers, and avocado. Slice the chicken and add it to the salad. 4. To make the dressing. Mix all ingredients together in a jar and season with salt and pepper.5. Pour the dressing over the salad, tossing to combine. Top the salad with potato chips. Eat and enjoy!
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 410 kcal
Reviews
Misha on 2026-06-24 (5 stars): I was skeptical of this at first, but it came together so well! Perfect for summer picnics!
Sonnie on 2026-06-01 (4 stars): Very good
Bri on 2026-05-25 (5 stars): Dill-icious! So easy to whip together and tasted amazing.
Paula on 2026-05-24 (4 stars): This was really good . I was attracted to the recipe for its uniqueness and figured my family would welcome salt and vinegar potato chips at dinner !
I didn't bother wiith salt . I felt there were enough flavors with pickles and blue cheese .
Rachel on 2026-04-29 (5 stars): I was afraid to try this salad because I don’t like salt and vinegar chips. But I always try a recipe the first time as written. Then I make my adjustments. The chips were absolutely perfect in the salad! I am a pickle fanatic. This salad was so good. Something new and unique. Thank you.
Jeffrey Ann on 2026-04-01 (5 stars): Great salad! We are dill pickle fans, so all the flavors were delicious together. This is definitely a keeper!
Rachael on 2025-12-01 (5 stars): YUM
Marisa on 2025-12-01 (5 stars): Wow, this recipe really is delicious. I was a little nervous how it would turn out, but I will absolutely be making this again. I followed the recipe exactly except I did run my dressing quickly through a blender (was feeling lazy lol), and I got a yummy green goddess kinda consistency.
