Hawaiian Chicken Salad With Honey-Lime Vinaigrette |
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Prep Time: 35 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Remember when chicken salad brought to mind ladies luncheons - quite predictable and very boring! Well, this recipe is quite the opposite. Cuisine At Home, August 2007. You are going to have enough of The Honey-Lime Vinaigrette left over to make my Avocado-Cantaloupe Salad With Honey-Lime Vinaigrette. Ingredients:
5 slices thick-sliced cooked bacon, sliced |
1 1/2 french baguettes, toasted |
1/3 cup olive oil, divided |
salt, to taste |
fresh ground black pepper, to taste |
crushed red pepper flakes, to taste |
1 1/4 cups fresh cilantro leaves, packed |
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, packed |
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped |
1/2 lime, juice of |
3/4 cup mayonnaise |
1/4 cup yogurt |
3 cups rotisserie-cooked chicken, shredded |
reserved bacon |
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped |
1 cup fresh spinach |
1 cup fresh pineapple, chopped |
1 tablespoon jalapeno, minced |
minced red pepper |
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (no substitutions) |
3 tablespoons honey |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
1/4 cup shallot, thinly sliced |
Directions:
1. HAWAIIAN CHICKEN SALAD:.
2. Preheat broiler to High with rack 6 from the element.
3. Saute bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, 8-10 minutes.
4. Drain on paper towel-lined plate.
5. Slice top 1/3 off the baguettes and remove the bread inside. Cut the baguette into 4 equal portions and the remaining half into 2. Brush each piece with 1 T oil, season with salt and pepper, and broil on baking sheet until toasted, 2-3 minutes.
6. Mince cilantro, mint, ginger and lime juice in food processor. Add mayonnaise, yogurt; pulse to combine. Season with salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes, if using.
7. Mix chicken, reserved bacon, and nuts with pesto(just made)in a bowl and set aside.
8. MAKE VINAIGRETTE:.
9. Whisk lime juice, honey, oil, salt and pepper together. After assembling salads, sprinkle with shallots.
10. Toss spinach with 1 T vinaigrette; stir pineapple and jalapeño together in bowl.
11. TO ASSEMBLE SANDWICHES:.
12. Divide spinach between baguettes, then top each with 1/2 cup chicken salad.
13. Garnish with red bell pepper.
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