Monday, August 1, 2016

BBQ chicken salad with cilantro dressing

The ingredients:



2 hearts of Romaine, chopped
1 can corn
1 can black beans
15 grape tomatoes, halved (or just chopped tomatoes)
3-4 cooked chicken breasts, cubed or shredded
favorite BBQ sauce
Mozzarella cheese

DRESSING: (the dressing reminded me a lot of my favorite Cafe Rio dressing recipe, except not so spicy)
1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup milk (I like to use buttermilk)
1/2 bunch cilantro
1 clove garlic
juice of one lime (or 2 Tbs.)

Place lettuce in a serving bowl. Layer with corn, black beans, and tomatoes. Mix cooked chicken with BBQ sauce and top over salad. **I cooked the chicken in the crockpot, drained it, then added the BBQ sauce.** Sprinkle mozzarella over the top.

Place dressing ingredients into blender or food processor and combine well.
** I prepared the dressing earlier in the day to give the flavors a chance to blend. **

Drizzle over salad.

5 comments:

  1. The recipe looks very simple enough to do! :)

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  2. This sounds yummy!! My family really loves BBQ Chicken!!

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  3. Well, now, isn't this seasonally perfect, and it sounds delish. Not to mention easy to make, which is a must here!

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  4. Oh, what a nice dressing, I like making salad at home, especially on special occasion.

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  5. Yum!! We eats lots of salad and always looking for new recipes.

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