Mango Sauced Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 10 Minutes

Ready In: 10 Minutes

Servings: 4

I had some odds and ends in the refridgerator including a marvelous Chipotle Mango BBQ sauce. Stuck my pinky in it and decided it would also make a great sauce for a chicken salad. Here is what I came up with.

Ingredients:

* 1 -- chipotle mango bbq sauce

note: makes 2c and you need 1/2c for the recipe

* 1.5 cups mango peeled, pitted and rough chopped

* 0.75 cup cilantro fresh, loose packed and chopped

* 2 tablespoons chipotles canned in adobo sauce

* 2 tablespoons rice vinegar

* 4 cloves garlic peeled and pressed

* 2 tablespoons lemon juice

* 1 tablespoon olive oil

* 2 teaspoons salt

* 1 teaspoon black pepper

* 1 -- chicken salad

* 2 cup chicken cooked and chopped

* 0.5 cup bell pepper i chose orange but the color is yours to select

* 0.25 cup cranberries dried

* 2 tablespoons pine nuts

* 1 tablespoon tarragon

* 1 salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

1. - Chipotle Mango BBQ Sauce -
2. Place all the ingredients for the BBQ sauce in the blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
3. - Chicken Salad -
4. Dice the bell pepper into very small pieces. You don't want the pepper arguing with you if you try to stuff a pita or tomato or something.
5. Pop the bell pepper into the microwave for about 45 seconds on high to soften slightly.
6. Mix the chicken, pepper, cranberries and pine nuts in a large bowl with about 1/2 cup of the mango sauce.
7. Allow salad to chill for at least two hours so the flavors get to be friends.

By RecipeOfHealth.com