Hawaiian Chicken Salad

Rating

5 stars (20 reviews)

Ingredients

• Marinade ((Note 1):)
• 1/3 cup coconut milk ((from a can))
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice ((from can, save pineapple pieces))
• 1 tbsp tomato sauce/ketchup
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• Zest of 1 lime
• 2 garlic cloves (, minced)
• 1/4 tsp EACH onion powder (, cumin, paprika, ginger powder, salt)
• Chicken & Salad:
• 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large chicken breast (, halved horizontally)
• 1/2 cup corn
• 1/2 - 3/4 cup pineapple pieces ((from can))
• 4 - 6 cups chopped lettuce
• 1/2 avocado (, cut into wedges)
• 1/2 red onion (, finely sliced)
• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes (, halved)
• 1 small carrot, finely shredded
• 1 - 1 1/2 cups Coconut Lime Cilantro / Coriander Rice ((Note 2))
• Dressing:
• 1 1/2 tbsp lime juice
• 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro/coriander
• 1/2 garlic minced
• 1/2 tsp sugar or honey
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Black pepper

Categories

• Dinner
• Salad

Cuisine

• Hawaiian

Reviews

• PJ on 2026-07-23 (5 stars):
  I doubled the recipe and actually tripled (!) the meat to have leftovers. It was so good that we only got 4,5 servings out of it :-D I didn't get fresh cilantro, so had to use dry in the dressing and none on the rice - I kept the rice as is, only cooked in water/coconut milk. I also had only 1h time to marinate the chicken, but it still came out juicy and not dry at all. Definitely a keeper! :-)
• Terri on 2026-01-20 (5 stars):
  Another winner!! Thank you Nagi, this was mindblowingly delicious! I marinated the chicken over night - wish we could share pics in comments coz omg it looked so pretty and taste even better! 10/10!
• Jessie on 2026-01-01 (5 stars):
  My favourite Nagi recipe! I make it more like a burrito bowl (half rice and half lettuce) and it always hits the spot. Nagi can you please fix the formatting in the ingredients list though please
• Tam on 2025-12-23 (5 stars):
  I liked the idea of this recipe but was a bit unsure it would taste any good as I was assembling all the various parts. Shouldn't have doubted, it was delicious! I wouldn't skimp on making the coconut rice, it really added to the flavour combo.
• Nick on 2025-12-20 (5 stars):
  I wasn’t 100% sure about this recipe, but it was shockingly good. Loved the marinade and all the overall flavours coming together. My only addition was chopped cashews on top. Thanks for sharing such a great and inspired recipe!
• recipe ai generator on 2025-12-01 (5 stars):
  beautiful
• MS on 2025-12-01 (5 stars):
  I absolutely LOVE this comment and how I often use your recipes: "Truth be told, much of what I share here on RecipeTin Eats is a consequence of a never-ending plan to use up ingredients I have in the fridge or freezer. "
• Śüveñdü Røÿ on 2025-05-19 (5 stars):
  Wonderful
• Mel Young on 2024-10-08 (5 stars):
  Nagi and Dozer, thanks for this great recipe. Kids and adults loved it which is a winner for me! I appreciate that this will be a summer staple so the chicken can be cooked on the bbq and not inside. Keep up the making work.
• Rebecca Hansen on 2023-12-01 (5 stars):
  This is a really simple full of flavour recipe that my kids BOTH love (rare). Give it a go!
• Joe Silverman on 2023-07-04 (5 stars):
  I haven't made my first batch of Hawaiian chicken salad based on this recipe, but by reading it I know it is going to be delicious.
• Anita on 2021-05-27 (5 stars):
  I can honestly say this is one of the best salads I have ever eaten!! I literally devoured it! Everything worked so well together. I wanted to try the coconut lime rice, so specifically made a batch of it to go with the salad. The best part of it afterwards my husband stated that the salad was so good, that he had completely forgotten about his sciatica!! Later on he asked what I sprinkled on the salad as the back pain was gone and he felt calmer as well - this will now be called the Magical Hawaiian Chicken Salad in our household :)
• Liz on 2020-10-23 (5 stars):
  Hi Nagi, I absolutely love this recipe! It is in regular rotation and gets devoured by my family every time. Wondering if it's fine to freeze the chicken in the marinade? Thanks!