Cajun Chicken Salad for Two

gailanng's Note:

It speaks for itself.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• salt and pepper
• mixed salad green (Boston, Red Leaf, Green Leaf, Romain, etc.)
• 3 medium plum tomatoes, thinly sliced
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• cajun seasoning (many recipes on Recipezaar)
• 2 chicken breast halves (boneless, skinless, flattened)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Whisk together first 5 ingredients; set aside.
2. Toss together lettuce, tomatoes and onion. Divide between 2 plates.
3. Liberally coat chicken breast with Cajun seasoning.
4. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil over medium-high heat; add chicken and fry until cooked through and crusty, about 4 minutes per side.
5. Transfer cooked chicken to plate and cut into crosswise thin strips.
6. Arrange chicken atop salad.
7. Spoon dressing over and serve.

Reviews

[adopt a greyhound]

Great dressing for the salad. I made this but used Cajun fish and turned out great. I was a bit concerned about that much Dijon but was wonderful.

[PaulaG]

A delicious and quick meal. I followed the lead of JustJanS and made only half the dressing. A portion of the dressing was tossed with the salad and the remaining drizzled over the cooked chicken.

[JustJanS]

This was delicous thanks. I made it using Cajun Spice Mix and made only half the amount of dressing suggested. We thought that was just right and that the full amount would have swamped the dish. I didn't have plum tomatoes but used one big beautifully flavoured one we bought locally at a farm gate. I also had to use iceberg lettuce, but once again, it was a good crisp one and worked just fine. I also just sprayed the pan with oil and sprayed a little more over the chicken so did away with the tablespoon of vegetable oil. I would love to eat this again tomorrow!