Tex-Mex Chopped Chicken Salad with Cilantro-Lime Dressing

 

Still, choped salads are a genius invention, If you ask me. Tex- Mex inspired salad makes a family- friend supper that’s teaming with texture and flavor,and This main dish. Brickle vegetables and sweet sludge brace with a pungent, cilantro- blotched dressing. It’s tossed with funk shanks trolled in old- academy taco seasoning blend and cooked in a hot skillet. Brickle tortilla chips and salty Cotija rubbish help the whole thing come together. It’s a crowd- pleasing dish that runs on the lighter side, a perfect warm rainfall mess.

What Is a Chopped Salad?

When it comes to diced salads every component is cut small and about the same size. The beauty of this dish is you get a taste of every component in every single bite. still, for illustration, you ’ll get lettuce, If you turn a classic funk Caesar into a diced Caesar.

RECIPE :

Tex-Mex Chopped Chicken Salad with Cilantro-Lime Dressing

PREPE TIME :                                   COOK TIME :                                         TOTAL TIME :

    25 mins                                                    10 mins                                                35 mins

SERVINGS :  4 servings

INGREDIENTS : 

For the salad : 

• 6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped and packed
• 1 medium red pepper, diced
• 1 cup English or Persian cucumber, diced
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups fresh corn kernels (2 medium ears) or frozen and thawed
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix
• 12 corn tortilla chips
• 1/4 cup crumbled Cotija cheese

For the dressing :

• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaves, lightly packed
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

METHOD :

1- Combine salad ingredients :

  Combine the lettuce, red pepper, cucumber, tomatoes, and scallions in a large serving bowl. Set aside.

2- Char the corn :

Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a medium or large heavy-bottomed skillet over high heat. When the oil is hot, add the corn.

Season corn with 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until blackened in spots and tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

3- Season the chicken :

Sprinkle the taco seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon salt over the surface of the chicken, rubbing it in and coating so chicken is fully seasoned.

4- Cook the chicken :

In the same skillet used to cook the corn add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and set over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the chicken and cook until deeply brown along the bottom and the flesh turns opaque about halfway up the side, 4 to 5 minutes.

Flip the chicken and continue cooking, until brown on the second side and fully cooked through, another 3 to 5 minutes.

5- Cut the chicken :

Transfer the cooked chicken to a cutting board. Once it is cool enough to handle, cut into bite-sized pieces.

6- Make the salad dressing:

Place the lime juice, vinegar, honey, cumin, salt, pepper, cilantro, and olive oil into a blender and blend until smooth. Add 1 tablespoon of water, if needed, to get the blender going.

Alternatively, make this dressing by hand. Finely chop the cilantro and place in a medium bowl. Combine all salad dressing ingredients and whisk until smooth.

7- Finish and serve the salad :

Add the corn and chicken into the bowl with the salad ingredients. Crumble the tortilla chips over the top.

Add about two-thirds of the dressing and toss to lightly coat. Add more dressing and toss again, if needed. Divide salad into 4 bowls, top with crumbled Cotija cheese, and serve.

NUTRITION FACTS : (PER SERVING)

     855                                            57g                                 68g                                            25g

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