Spicy Chicken Salad With Cilantro Lime Dressing

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 7 Minutes

Ready In: 37 Minutes

Servings: 4

This recipe is somewhat similar to the Cheesecake Factory's Spicy Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

2 garlic cloves

1 inch piece fresh ginger

1 cup fresh cilantro

1/4 cup lime juice

1 teaspoon white wine vinegar

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

1/2 tablespoon honey

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

1/4 cup canola oil

2 tablespoons olive oil

4 cups romaine lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces

1/2 lb chicken breast, cooked and cubed

1 roasted red pepper, seeded and chopped

2 roasted poblano peppers, seeded and chopped

1 roasted jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

1 cup cooked rice

1/4 cup corn

1/4 cup black beans

1/4 cup diced tomato

Directions:

1. To make the dressing:.
2. Finely chop garlic and ginger in a food processor.
3. To the garlic-ginger mixture add the next 8 ingredients (cilantro through parmesan cheese) and puree until blended.
4. Add both oils through the food processor shoot to combine.
5. To make the salad:.
6. 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.
7. Combine peppers and remainder of salad ingredients. Mix with approximately one-half of the cilantro-lime dressing.
8. Serves 2 - 4 as an entree.

By RecipeOfHealth.com