Wendy’s Southwest Avocado & Chicken Salad
One of the salads offered on Wendy’s menu is the Southwest Avocado Chicken Salad. There are 560 calories in the salad if you add dressing.
It’s packed with grilled chicken and two large scoops of Hass Avocado. Enjoy a blend of romaine lettuce, Monterey pepper jack cheese, diced tomatoes, and Applewood smoked bacon.
Served with Marzetti® Simply Dressed® Southwest Ranch Dressing, this salad is zesty and fulfilling.
In this post, we provide an overview of the nutrition facts, ingredients, and allergens in the Southwest Avocado Salad.
Calories and Nutrition Facts
Calories
The amount of calories may vary by location and final preparation. In addition, the salad dressing has 140 calories so if you choose to top your salad with dressing, the amount of total calories increases.
Total Calories for Salad Only
There are 420 calories in the Southwest Avocado Salad with grilled chicken, before adding any dressing. Half of the total calories are derived from fat.
Protein contributes more than 150 calories, or 36% of the total calories, and the remaining 11% is from carbs.
Total Calories for Salad with Chicken and Dressing
When you top the salad with one packet of dressing, calories increase by 140 to a total of 560. Calories from fat climbs from 225 to about 345.
- Fat: 345 calories (62%)
- Carbs: 60 calories (11%)
- Protein: 155 calories (27%)
- Total: 560 calories
The caloric breakout by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label sourced from the restaurant. Calories may vary by location, as a result of how it’s prepared, or due to topping choices.
Sodium
There are about 1,250 milligrams of sodium in the salad when the dressing is included. That’s more than half the total daily value recommended by the FDA.
Nutrition Facts
Ingredients and Allergens
Wendy’s Southwest Avocado Salad Ingredients
Here is the complete list of ingredients used to make the Southwest Avocado Salad with Chicken served at Wendy’s restaurant.
Salad
Romaine Lettuce, Tomatoes, Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese [Monterey Cheese with Jalapeno Peppers (pasteurized milk, jalapeno peppers, cheese culture, salt, enzymes)], Potato Starch (to prevent caking), Natamycin, Spring Mix.
Grilled Chicken Breast
Chicken Breast, Water, Seasoning (salt, natural flavors, corn maltodextrin, dextrose, spices, dehydrated garlic powder, dehydrated onion powder, paprika, gum arabic, yeast extract, canola oil, sodium citrate, sugar), Potato Starch or Modified Food Starch, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Soy Lecithin, and Sodium Phosphates.
Southwest Ranch Dressing
Buttermilk, Soybean Oil, Water, Apple Cider Vinegar, Lime Juice (water, lime juice concentrate, lime oil), Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Garlic Juice, Egg Yolk, Red Chili Pepper, Salt, Chili Powder (chili pepper, spices, dehydrated garlic), Dehydrated Chili Pepper, Dehydrated Garlic, Dehydrated Onion, Chipotle Peppers, Xanthan Gum, Spice, and Natural Flavor (including smoke flavor).
Applewood Smoked Bacon
Bacon cured with Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, and Sodium Nitrite.
Avocado
Hass Avocados, Lime Juice, and Salt.
What is Maltodextrin?
Maltodextrin is a class of processed polysaccharides (which are carbohydrates) derived from rice, wheat, corn or potato starch. The manufactured powder is used in a variety of foods to improve flavor, as a thickener, and to increase shelf life.
As a thickening agent, you will find maltodextrin in puddings, frostings, pastries, candies, sauces, salad dressings, and other packaged or processed foods.
Maltodextrin is listed as an ingredient in the chicken used in this Wendy’s salad. Other fast food menu items that contain maltodextrin include:
Allergens
The salad and dressing are made with ingredients that include egg, milk, and soy.
Nutrition, ingredients, and images source: The Wendy’s Company.
Ingredients, allergens, and nutrition facts are based on available information as of the date this article was published and/or updated. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change their recipes without notice. Check directly with the food provider for the most accurate and up-to-date information. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide health or wellness advice or dietary recommendations. Our aim is to research commercially processed food and publish articles for informational purposes only. Unless otherwise stated, % Daily Value is based on 2,000 calories per day, but calorie needs vary by individual. Always consult your physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.
