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The way you describe your feelings about mayo, is exactly the way I describe my feelings about ketchup. But in a ketchup-centric world, nobody understands.

So, yeah, I understand how it is to be revolted by something that other people literally smother everything in. Even though I don't have a problem with mayo. Have you tried dipping fries in it? delish! :)

Kristen, I'm totally with you on mayo - yuck! I do a variation of this dish with tuna to make a delightful, healthy tuna salad. Mashed avocado, tuna, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and onion stuffed into a toasty pita pocket. Oh my.

I think it's really more of an avocado salsa with chicken, which I'm most definitely all in favor of. I make a dish using the same ingredients, with the chicken separate (although a bite of avocado gets into each bite of chicken, of course!) with a little red pepper and some crushed almonds on top.

Here's a pic, if it's okay for me to post it. In this instance, I mashed it up a little extra for whatever reason, but it's ordinarily more like a chunky avo salsa.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maxcriden/2598963689/

Anyway, love the recipe in this post, and loving the Healthy & Delicious series of recipes--keep 'em coming, Kristen! =)

Hallelujah!! I despise mayo and have resigned myself to rarely eating pre-made sandwiches as a result. Which can be hard if you are looking for lunch in a pinch! I have to avoid or scrape. And of course that completely leaves out all tuna/chicken salad sandwiches. So thank you for this recipe and anti-mayo validation.

For tuna salad, I use hummus. Mmm.

I hate mayo with a passion, and I'm making this as soon as I get the ingredients.

@sweetdiesel - Thank you. Let me revise my comment. I hate mayo, I *loathe* aoili. I live in the Bay Area and the sandwich shops think that calling it aoili will make it ok. No so!

I grew up in Minnesota and the neighbor kids ate Miracle Whip on Wonderbread sandwiches (that's all). Horrible! Miracle Whip is particularly offensive as it seems to have sugar in it [shudder].

Mhlia, unfortunately my picture didn't come out too well, but if you can picture this dish with half the guac replaced by chicken (and a little mushier), it's a good facsimile: http://tinyurl.com/ckmb4a

I have never tried this dish before but it does sound quite appetizing and I am definitely going to give this a go.

OK...the battle lines have been drawn. Not one more bad word about Miracle Whip, ok? I grew up on a farm and Miracle Whip was the dressing of choice because it didn't require refrigeration and I love it with a passion second only to that for my wife. Barely.

Spread some on a Saltine cracker, sprinkle fresh ground pepper over it....delicious. Seriously, it took me forever to appreciate mayo and still find it "greasy" tasting. Miracle Whip is a gift from the gods. :) Bob

"I think that most people who hate mayo is because they've only had like Miracle Whip (which is NOT mayo, just some fake stuff saying it is) or some other cheap mayo. I mean have you had aoili, especially the garlic kind? That is the stuff of heaven."

I really don't understand why people who like mayo (or Miracle Whip, although there is no difference in my mind since they are both disgusting) try to convince me that I should try it again because I might like it. Seriously, I have enough vices in my life that I do not need to add this fatty condiment to it. I'm quite content to live my life free of mayo-laden chicken, tuna and potato salad and will really survive if I never eat garlic aoili.

Thanks for the recipe... I will try it!

I hated mayo until a few years ago. I think that was because all I had had was the kind you buy in a jar at the store. I love homemade mayo now! with french fries anyone? I also love miracle whip. I venture to say it's not even trying to be a fake mayo. It is a different taste all together and I love it.

I made this for dinner last night, but instead of cutting up the chicken and mixing it in with the avocado/tomato mixture, I just let the chicken cool a bit and then put it on top. It was so delicious. My fiance and I have been trying to cook a lot more with avocados, and this is definitely going in our regular use repertoire! Thanks!

@ rjm1604... that's what I thought too, especially when i saw how small the chicken thighs were that the butchers gave me. that's why i also added a small chicken breast along with the regular listed amounts of ingredients. i wrapped the mixture in tortillas and was able to make 4 out of them. surprising, but true. also, i would say just make it with chicken breasts anyways.

Ohhh, I also threw some cholula in there to give it a little kick!

I made this yesterday for a work potluck lunch, and it was a big hit! I used leftover rotisserie chicken and subbed lemon juice for the lime juice based on personal preference and parsley and basil for the cilantro. Great combination of flavors. This would also be great for a picnic.

This is quite the thread here.

But to bring it back to the topic of food (and not Nike), I thought I would suggest a nice site for other chicken recipes, and that is Just Bare Chicken.

http://www.justbarechicken.com/good_food.cfm