NANNY'S FRIED CHICKEN SALAD

NANNY'S FRIED CHICKEN SALAD image

Yield Serves 4-6

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 chicken thighs
3 chicken breasts
3/4 c. flour
1/4 c. corn meal
1 1/2 c. Solid shortening (for frying)
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons Italian salad dressing (bottled or your favorite homemade
mayonaise, to taste
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 ears corn, cooked, cooled, and cut from the cob
12 cherry tomatoes, halved
salad greens

Steps:

1. Soak chicken in 2 cups water w/ 1/2 tsp. salt for 20 minutes. Mix flour, corn meal, salt and pepper in bowl. Drain chicken and coat chicken pieces w/ flour mixture, shaking off excess flour. In skillet over medium heat, let shortening get hot (about 350 f.). Add chicken, browing it on all sides. Takes about 20 minutes.) 2. Cool chicken and cut up into bite-sized peices. 3. Toss chicken, celery, corn, and tomatoes with Italian dressing 4. Add mayonaise to taste and to lightly coat salad 5. Chill. Serve over salad greens.