These colourful chicken salads pack a punch. The classic chicken and avocado pairing works wonders, as does the chook, grilled or poached, in our Vietnamese and Sichuan-style noodle salads. And don't miss Chat Thai's recipe for their larb gai, all crisp, crunch and spice.
24 vibrant chicken salad recipes
You can make friends with these salads.
![**[Chicken noodle salad with turmeric-lime dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/chicken-noodle-salad-with-turmeric-lime-dressing-15596|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/03/26/15596/GT1803_Quick_meals_Chicken_noodle_salad_with_turmeric_ginger_dressingA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chicken noodle salad with turmeric-lime dressing
Photo: William Meppem![**[Chicken, radish and bean salad with tarragon dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/chicken-radish-and-bean-salad-13701|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569201918636_webchickenradish.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chicken, radish and bean salad with tarragon dressing
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Sichuan chicken salad with chilled noodles and cucumber](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/sichuan-chicken-salad-with-chilled-noodles-and-cucumber-13775|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569200421417_webchickensoba.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Sichuan chicken salad with chilled noodles and cucumber
Photo: William Meppem![**[Chat Thai's larb gai](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/larb-gai-14230|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569202131206_weblarbgai.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Ben Hansen
![**[Grilled chicken and rice noodle salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/grilled-chicken-and-rice-noodle-salad-16615|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/11/09/16615/GT1811_New_Leaf_Grilled_chicken_and_rice_noodle_saladA.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Grilled chicken and rice noodle salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Chicken and avocado salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chicken-and-avocado-salad-8200|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569196984458_webchickenavo.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Mark Roper
![**[Chicken salad with asparagus and quinoa](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/chicken-salad-with-asparagus-and-quinoa-13848|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/13848/web_chickensalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chicken salad with asparagus and quinoa
Photo: William Meppem![**[Bang bang chicken](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/bang-bang-chicken-8646|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2018/04/13/8646/hero-bang-bang-chicken.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Greg Elms
![**[Yum woon sen (Thai glass noodle salad)](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/glass-noodle-salad-12181|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569202571107_webchickenglassnoodle.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Yum woon sen (Thai glass noodle salad)
Photo: Prue Ruscoe![**[Chicken and jellyfish salad](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chicken-and-jellyfish-salad-8158|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/GourmetTraveller/2014/10/23/31989/1114GT-pete-evans-chicken-jellyfish-salad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: Mark Roper
![**[El Publico's chicken quinoa salad with recado verde](http://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/chicken-quinoa-salad-with-recado-verde-7920|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569202286930_webchickenquinoa.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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El Publico's chicken quinoa salad with recado verde
Photo: John Laurie![**[Little Valley's miso-poached chicken and ham salad with chilli dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/miso-chicken-ham-salad-17130|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/03/15/17130/Dec18_FX_AsianSalad_003.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Little Valley's miso-poached chicken and ham salad with chilli dressing
Photo: Alicia Taylor![**[Prawn, chicken and wing bean salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/prawn-chicken-and-wing-bean-salad-7906|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569202032064_webtonkasalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Prawn, chicken and wing bean salad
Photo: Sharyn Cairns![**[Chicken, roast plum, labne and grain salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/chicken-roast-plum-labne-and-grain-salad-13326|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569201705530_webchickenplumsalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chicken, roast plum, labne and grain salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Spiced chicken with carrot, chickpea and green chilli salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/spiced-chicken-with-carrot-chickpea-and-green-chilli-salad-13687|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569201609738_webchickenchickpea.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Spiced chicken with carrot, chickpea and green chilli salad
Photo: William Meppem![**[Grilled chicken, peach and avocado salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/grilled-chicken-peach-and-avocado-salad-12720|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/12720/web_chickenavo2.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Grilled chicken, peach and avocado salad
Photo: William Meppem![**[Grilled chicken with cucumber, carrot and Asian herb salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/grilled-chicken-with-cucumber-carrot-and-asian-herb-salad-13203|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569201266847_webgrilledchickensalad.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Grilled chicken with cucumber, carrot and Asian herb salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Sichuan chicken noodle salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/sichuan-chicken-noodle-salad-12191|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/12191/web_chickensichuan.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Photo: William Meppem
![**[Roast chicken salad with celeriac, radicchio and pink grapefruit](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/roast-chicken-salad-with-celeriac-radicchio-and-pink-grapefruit-12506|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/12506/web_chickenradicchio.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Roast chicken salad with celeriac, radicchio and pink grapefruit
Photo: Ben Dearnley![**[Roast chicken, walnut and grape salad with blue cheese dressing](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/roast-chicken-walnut-and-grape-salad-with-blue-cheese-dressing-10878|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/10878/web_chickensaladbluecheese.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Roast chicken, walnut and grape salad with blue cheese dressing
Photo: William Meppem![**[Poached chicken, green bean and basil mayonnaise salad](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/fast-recipes/poached-chicken-green-bean-and-basil-mayonnaise-salad-13252|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569197086700_webchickenbasil.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Poached chicken, green bean and basil mayonnaise salad
Photo: Vanessa Levis![**[Chicken salad with black grapes, walnuts and celery](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/chicken-salad-with-black-grapes-walnuts-and-celery-11404|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569196654847_webchickengrape.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Chicken salad with black grapes, walnuts and celery
Photo: Sharyn Cairns![**[Roast chicken salad with cider, apple and witlof](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/roast-chicken-salad-with-cider-apple-and-witlof-11775|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/Gt/2019/09/23/11775/web_chickenwitlof.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Roast chicken salad with cider, apple and witlof
Photo: Chris Chen![**[Aunty Three's Saigon chicken and cabbage salad with quail eggs](https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/chefs-recipes/aunty-threes-saigon-chicken-and-cabbage-salad-with-quail-eggs-9043|target="_blank")**](https://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.net/s3/digital-cougar-assets/gt/2019/09/23/1569199588274_webchickenvietnamese.jpg?width=690&height=&mode=crop&scale=both&anchor=topcenter&quality=70)
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Aunty Three's Saigon chicken and cabbage salad with quail eggs
Photo: William Meppem
