Chipotle Chicken Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

Lance Wilson
Lance Wilson @lance_wilson
Nyack, NY

Weeknight dinner that's filling yet not too heavy. The dressing is light, tart, and slightly sweet, which compliments the spicy chicken.

Chipotle Chicken Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

Weeknight dinner that's filling yet not too heavy. The dressing is light, tart, and slightly sweet, which compliments the spicy chicken.

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Ingredients

2-3 servings
  1. 2 Tbsplime juice (about 1 lime)
  2. 2 clovesgarlic, minced
  3. 1 tspsalt
  4. 1 tspblack pepper
  5. 1 Tbsphoney
  6. 1/4 cupolive oil
  7. 1 tspchipotle powder
  8. 1 tspground cumin
  9. 1 tsporegano
  10. 1 tspmayonnaise
  11. 3 Tbspolive oil
  12. 2chicken boobs
  13. 1 headromaine, chopped
  14. 1 pintcherry tomatoes, sliced
  15. 1/2red onion, diced
  16. 1avocado, diced
  17. 1 cupthawed corn
  18. 2 Tbspcilantro, minced

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Combine the lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, honey, and olive oil in a small mason jar or bowl. Whisk/shake the vinaigrette.

  2. 2

    Pour ~2 Tbsp of the vinaigrette into a qt zip lock. Add the chipotle, cumin, and oregano to the zip lock and mix.

  3. 3

    To the remaining dressing, add the mayo and mix again. The mayonaise helps stabilize the dressing. Taste for salt.

  4. 4

    Butterfly the chicken boobs.

  5. 5

    Put the chicken in the zip lock and smoosh around with the marinade. Set aside while you prep the other salad ingredients.

  6. 6

    Rinse and chop the lettuce.

  7. 7

    Combine the tomato, corn, onion, avocado, and cilantro.

  8. 8

    In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over med-high heat. Sear the chicken ~5 minutes. Remove from skillet and rest. Feel free to sprinkle a little extra salt on them. Slice.

  9. 9

    Assemble the salad with a bed of lettuce, the sliced chicken, and the mix. Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve.

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