Caribbean Chicken Salad
photo by mersaydees
- Ready In:
- 42mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- salt and pepper
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil
- 1 lb boneless chicken breast
- 1 fresh mango, peeled and cubed
- 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cut into thin strips
- 1⁄2 medium jicama, peeled and cut into thin sticks
- 1⁄2 head green leaf lettuce, washed, dried, and sliced
directions
- Whisk lime juice, honey, vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper. Drizzle in oil, whisking until thickened.
- Place 1/4 c dressing in a shallow dish. Add chicken and marinate, covered, in fridge for 1 hour.
- Heat grill to medium and oil rack. Grill Chicken for 6 minutes per side, until cooked through, or broil for 5 min per side.
- Cool slightly, then cut into 1/2"-thick slices.
- Put remaining ingredients and chicken into a bowl. Drizzle with remaining dressing.
- Optional: Stuff salad into pitas and serve!
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Reviews
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Note: Instead of grilling, I chopped the chicken up and sauteed it in the olive oil marinade. Came out great. Next time I will make the marinade stronger, so the flavor comes through more. My 8 yo son and I enjoyed this salad. My son gave it an "A+". My husband however who does not like beans - liked the chicken- but hated the beans, which he described as tasting "liver-ish" I suppose the heavy taste does take away from the fruity, sweet tastes of the rest of the salad. Next time I will hold the beans for my husband. He also doesn't like fruity or sweet marinades on his meat (picker than our son!) but I played with the marinade/dressing so that the sweetness of the honey and lime were balanced with the olive oil and garlic. Next time I will try the marinaded chicken over rice.
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