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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Summer Chicken Salad




With summer here we wanted something light and tasty without alot of cooking.  We went to the market picked up a roasted chicken, a few vegetables, and presto chango, dinner for two.  BTW my wife came up with a great suggestion/idea to give the salad a fresh taste.  We added lime infused olive oil to the dressing.  Since I tried this recipe a couple of times I also increased the lime flavor with a little lime zest.  For a non cook she really hit a homerun on this one!




Salad Ingredients
  • Chopped roasted chicken, approx. 3 - 4 cups
  • 10 ox package of slaw
  • 3 stocks of celery, diced
  • 1/2 cup red onion, diced
  • Handful of cilantro, chopped
  • 1/4 cup alonds, chopped
  • Handful of red grapes, cut in halves
Dressing Ingredients
  • Mayonaise
  • 1 Tablespoon Lime Infused Olive Oil (Optional)
  • Lime Zest (1/2 smal lime)
  • 2 - 3 Tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
  • Sugar

Preparation
  • Combine the mayonaise, oil oil, lime zest, and red wine vinegar into a mixing bowl and mix together. 
  • Add a couple of spoons of sugar, stir and taste.  Continue adding sugar until you have a sweetness you like.  If you overshoot, add a little vinegar.  This is truly a mix and taste recipe.
  • Combine and mix all of the salad ingredients into a large bowl
  • Pour the salad dressing onto the salad, mix and serve as a sandwich or as a bed of salad
Enjoy!

7 comments:

  1. Looks like the perfect summer dinner to me!

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  2. Hello, I love to cook too! I like your blog. Your recipes are easy to follow and well thought through. I hope that you will visit back and follow my blog too, if you like it. Blessings, Catherine

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  3. Dear Stephen, Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment. I hope that you will enjoy the calamari. Nice to meet new foodie friends!! Blessings,Catherine

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  4. This is definitely an ideal summer salad for me.

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  5. Lime olive oil?! That sounds very interesting, and perfect for a summer chicken salad!

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  6. That dressing sounds wonderful for a summery salad!!! Thank you for your comment, it is so nice to know I am not the only one struggling too.

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  7. Nice chicken salad,Stephen!I really like the lime twist to it!!Enjoy the weekend!

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