Chicken Salad With Sweet Spicy Lemon Ginger Dressing Food

LEMON AND GINGER CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Blend together the juice of the lemons with the ginger, garlic, chillies, soy sauce, sesame oil and salt to form the marinade.
• Slice the chicken thigh into bite size chunks. Place in a bowl and stir in the marinade ensuring the chicken is well covered.
• While the chicken marinades, finely shred your salad vegetables using a knife, grater or mandolin slicer.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Cook the chicken and the marinade for 5-10 minutes on each side until cooked through. Do this in batches if needed.
• Set aside the chicken and cooked marinade from the pan and allow to cool.
• Stir through the shredded salad vegetables and sprinkle on chopped coriander before serving.

REFRESHING LEMON-GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Blend olive oil, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, ginger, and salt together in a high-powered blender until smooth.

LEMON-GINGER CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice, ginger, and salt, stirring well.
• Add chicken, grapes, celery, and almonds.
• Cover and chill at least two hours before serving.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH SWEET & SPICY LEMON GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Into your electric blender add sugar, maple syrup, lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, garlic chives, candied ginger and candied lemon peel, sea salt and jalapeño pepper.
• Puree the mixture until smooth.
• Let the dressing sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
• Place all the prepared salad ingredients into a large bowl, toss with dressing and enjoy.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH LEMON-SESAME DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large (12-inch) skillet, heat 1 tablespoon sesame oil over medium-low. Add the chicken, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and cook, breaking up into small pieces, until opaque and just cooked through, 3 to 6 minutes. (You're not looking to brown the meat here, which would risk drying it out.) Remove from heat to cool.
• In a large bowl, stir together the miso, lemon zest and juice, ginger and 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil.
• When the chicken is no longer hot (warm or cool both work), use a slotted spoon to add it to the bowl with the dressing, leaving any chicken juices behind. Stir to combine. Add the sliced celery, celery leaves, basil and sesame seeds; stir to combine. Taste, and if it needs more spice, add black pepper; if it's bland, add salt; if it's dry, add sesame oil. Eat warm or at room temperature. (Leftovers will keep for up to 2 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.)

LEMON CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Place Dressing ingredients in a jar. Shake well.
• Place chicken in a bowl. Add 2 tbsp Dressing, 1 tbsp extra lemon juice, plus a pinch of salt and pepper. Mix well. Marinate minimum 20 minutes up to 24 hours.
• Heat oil in a non stick skillet over medium high heat (or use bacon fat if you use bacon in this!). Add chicken and cook. Halved breasts: 2 minutes each side. Thigh: 4 minutes each side.
• Transfer to plate, cover loosely with foil for 3 minutes. Slice.
• Add dill into remaining dressing. Shake.
• Place remaining salad ingredients in a bowl. Top with chicken.
• Drizzle dressing all over. Crumble over bacon if using. Serve immediately!

ASPARAGUS AND CHICKEN SALAD WITH GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the vinaigrette, put shallots in a small bowl. Add vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and cayenne and let steep for 5 minutes. Add ginger and garlic, then whisk in sesame oil and vegetable oil. Taste and adjust seasoning.
• Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Snap off the tough end of each asparagus spear, then cut each spear into 2-inch lengths. Cut thicker pieces in half lengthwise as necessary so all cut pieces are approximately the same size. Place asparagus pieces into boiling water and cook for 1 minute. Drain and cool under running water. Blot dry.
• To make the salad, put asparagus in a salad bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Add chile, if using, and crushed peanuts. Dress with half the vinaigrette and toss to coat.
• Arrange dressed asparagus on a platter or on individual plates. Tear chicken slices into strips and scatter over asparagus. Drizzle a little more vinaigrette over the salad and give it a good squeeze of lime. Garnish with basil, mint and cilantro leaves and serve immediately.

LEMON CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the salad dressing, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon pepper, basil and parsley. Add chicken, peas, onion, lettuce and almonds and stir until evenly coated. Refrigerate until serving.