Cilantro-Lime Chicken Salad

emmalee1942's Note:

This is a recipe I developed and submitted to another website, Chicken breasts are cubed, stir-fried and added to a cilantro, lime juice, honey, and garlic dressing. Serve on a salad of mixed field greens, or over Jasmine Rice. Wrap in a flour tortilla or lettuce leaves for a lunch on-the-go. The prep time includes marinating time.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 16 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lime , juiced
• 1 ½ inches thin strip lime peel
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1 chicken breast , no skin, boned, cubed
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1⁄8; teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro , chopped

Directions:

1. Combine the lime peel strip, soy sauce, and chicken cubes. Place in a resealable plastic bag and marinate 1 hour, or longer.
2. Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and discard the marinade.
3. Stir-fry the chicken cubes in the olive oil, until opaque and slightly browned.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the lime juice, olive oil, honey, garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir in the chopped cilantro. Mix well, pour over the chicken.

Reviews

[CaliforniaJan]

Great chicken and very versatile. I took Jociecee's suggestion and added a little olive oil, garlic and cilantro to the marinade and used that as the dressing. It would also be great hot with rice and vegetables.

[Jociecee]

The chicken had a great flavor but next time, I will marinate it in some of the olive oi, garlic and cilantro too, so the flavors meld better and try it with boneless thighs. The kids ate the chicken up before I could put it on salad greens, lol!:) I may try this recipe as a marinade for chicken on the grill too. I made it for Spring PAC 2010. Thanks for a good recipe,emmalee!