Best Taste The Islands Jerk Chicken Salad Recipes

TASTE THE ISLANDS JERK CHICKEN SALAD

Taste the Islands Jerk Chicken Salad image

Take your taste buds on a Caribbean holiday with this salad that is bursting with flavour! The chicken can be made ahead so that this salad comes together in a flash for a light dinner. My personal preference is Walkerswood jerk rub but if you can't access it, Recipe #204926 is also quite good.

Provided by WizzyTheStick

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 lb boneless chicken strips (you can use chicken breasts but I prefer the dark more succulent meat of the legs and thighs.)
2 teaspoons walkerswood hot and spicy jamaican jerk spice (2 tsp is the amount recommended but I put 2 to 3 tbp. It's to your taste.)
1/4 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 cup cooking butter
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar (or regular vinegar if that's all you have on hand)
3 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh culantro (or 2 tablespoons cilantro)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 dash fresh coarse ground black pepper
6 cups torn lettuce
8 cherry tomatoes (halved or quartered)
1/2 medium avocado, pitted peeled and coarsely chopped

Steps:

The chicken can be done the day before.
Rub legs and thighs with butter and jerk seasonings. Marinate for 1/2 hr or overnight. Grill or roast in 375°F oven for 45 mins to an hour or until chicken is no longer pink when pierced with a fork. Baste chicken with butter throughout cooking process.
In a screw top jar, combine 1/4 cup oil, lime juice, culantro (or sub cilantro, vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and dash black pepper. Cover and shake well to make the dressing.
Arrange on lettuce on 4 salad plates. Top with chicken, tomatoes, and avocado. Drizzle with dressing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 301.8, Fat 19.7, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 109.9, Sodium 333.2, Carbohydrate 6, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 1.7, Protein 26

CARIBBEAN JERK CHICKEN

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Get ready to rock the grill with this wonderfully fragrant, spicy chicken. The bold marinade includes hints of cinnamon, cayenne and thyme. We like to think of this dish as "chicken with attitude." -Judy Kamalieh, Nebraska City, Nebraska

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 envelope Italian salad dressing mix
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 chicken leg quarters

Steps:

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the first seven ingredients. Remove skin from chicken; if desired, use a sharp knife to cut through the leg quarter joints. Add chicken to marinade; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate at least 2 hours., Drain chicken, discarding marinade. Place chicken on greased grill rack; cook, covered, over medium heat 35-45 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°-175°, turning occasionally.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 335 calories, Fat 20g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 103mg cholesterol, Sodium 563mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 31g protein.

GRILLED JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN SALAD

Grilled Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad image

Provided by Food Network

Time 9h5m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 26

Ingredients

10 Scotch Bonnet chile peppers, chopped
1/4 cup each fresh basil and fresh thyme
1/4 cup minced fresh ginger
1/4 cup yellow mustard
4 garlic cloves
3 scallions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons each dried rosemary, chopped fresh parsley and brown mustard seeds
2 tablespoons each orange juice and white vinegar
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon each ground cloves and grated nutmeg
Lime juice
6 chicken thighs, skin removed
1 garlic clove, chopped
Coarse salt
2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lime juice
Caribbean hot sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 cup julienned strips jicama
1/2 cup each julienned strips red and yellow bell pepper
2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 avocado, sliced
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
Minced fresh chiles
Minced fresh cilantro
1 head Boston lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried

Steps:

Make jerk rub: In a food processor combine jerk rub ingredients and process to a paste, stopping once or twice to scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Cut several small slits in chicken and rub all over with jerk paste. Refrigerate, tightly covered, overnight. Preheat a barbecue grill and adjust heat to low. Grill chicken for about 40 minutes, turning once, until dark brown and crusty. Let cool and slice. Alternatively, bake chicken at 350 degrees F for 50 minutes, then broil 2 to 3 minutes until crisp.
Make dressing: On work surface sprinkle coarse salt over garlic and chop to a fine paste. Whisk garlic paste with lime juice and a few drops of hot sauce, to taste. Whisk in vegetable oil until emulsified. Assemble salad: In a bowl combine salad ingredients with chicken. Pour dressing over, toss to coat and arrange on a lettuce leaf lined platter.

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