SPICY CHICKEN SALAD WITH CILANTRO LIME DRESSING

Spicy Chicken Salad With Cilantro Lime Dressing image

Provided by SavvyL

Time 37m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 21

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

Steps:

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