Chicken Salad With Tangy Lime Dressing Food

SANTA FE CHICKEN SALAD WITH TANGY LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with the taco seasoning. Let stand at room temperature for about 1 hour.
• Preheat the grill to medium and cook the chicken breast about 8 minutes per side or until internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Remove from heat, cover loosely with foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
• While the chicken cooks, place the corn on the grill and cook on all sides, turning every 3-4 minutes or until blackened. Remove from heat and cut the corn from the cob when cool enough to handle.
• Place the lettuce, green onions, cherry tomatoes, black beans, roasted corn, avocado, and cheddar cheese in a large bowl. Toss together gently, and serve on plates. Top with the chicken and tortilla strips.

CILANTRO LIME CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the mayonnaise, with the garlic, salt, pepper, and lime juice and mix.
• In a large bowl, stir the chicken, celery, onion, bell pepper, and cilantro with the mayo mixture until everything is coated.
• Chill for 1 hour for flavors to meld.
• Serve chilled. Enjoy!

CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD WITH TANGY DRESSING

Steps:

• To assemble salad (do this as close to serving as is possible).
• Combine shredded cabbage, green onions, cilantro, water chestnuts & almonds. If making ahead, omit the almonds until final assembly.
• Add chicken to cabbage mixture along either broken/crushed Top Ramen noodles. Mix well.
• To make dressing:.
• Combine all ingredients and mix thoroughly (I use a screw top jar to make the dressing in).
• Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat.
• This is a great main dish served with some fresh fruit and croissants.
• Cooking time reflects the time to roast a chicken.

WARM AND LIMEY CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a jar, combine lime juice, sugar, lime zest, rice vinegar, and mustard. Shake well, and set aside. In a small bowl, mix chicken with limeade concentrate and pepper.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook and stir chicken 4 to 6 minutes, or until no longer pink, and juices run clear.
• Divide lettuce onto 4 salad plates. Top with mandarin orange segments, golden raisins, and walnuts. Place cooked chicken on top, and drizzle lightly with dressing.

SPICY CHICKEN SALAD WITH CILANTRO LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the dressing:.
• Finely chop garlic and ginger in a food processor.
• To the garlic-ginger mixture add the next 8 ingredients (cilantro through parmesan cheese) and puree until blended.
• Add both oils through the food processor shoot to combine.
• To make the salad:.
• Roast peppers under the broiler until charred on all sides (about 7-10 minutes), Put peppers in a bowl and cover with plasic wrap. Cool until easy to handle. Peel and seed the peppers. Chop peppers.
• Combine peppers and remainder of salad ingredients. Mix with approximately one-half of the cilantro-lime dressing.
• Serves 2 - 4 as an entree.

CHICKEN FAJITA SALAD WITH CILANTRO LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Place a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add chicken and sprinkle chicken with fajita seasoning and saute 8 minutes or until chicken is done (no longer pink inside) and browned on the outside
• Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice. Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine lettuce, peppers, cheddar cheese, tomato and beans and toss with chicken. Drizzle with cilantro lime dressing
• Plate and garnish with black olives and sliced avocado. Serve with warm tortillas or tortilla chips and your favorite salsa or Pico de Gallo.
• To Make Fajita Seasoning: Combine all seasonings well.
• To Make Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing: Combine all ingredients, and stir well with a whisk. Cover dressing and refrigerate.

WATERMELON SALAD WITH TANGY LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk lime juice, honey, mint, and oil together until honey is dissolved.
• Combine the melons and onion in a large bowl.
• Toss melon mixture with lime dressing to coat.
• Garnish with salt and pepper to taste.

TANGY GINGER LIME SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, chili oil, lime juice, vinegar and onion powder in a blender. Process until evenly combined. Chill before serving.

CHICKEN SALAD WITH TANGY LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Grill or broil the chicken breasts until cooked and cut into bite sized pieces.
• If using a whole cooked chicken, take all the flesh off the chicken, discarding the skin and bones, and cut into bite sized pieces.
• Combine chicken and all the salad ingredients in a bowl.
• Make the dressing by combining all of the ingredients in a jar and shaking it well.
• Just before serving add the dressing to the salad and toss together until salad is coated in dressing.