Grilled Chicken Salad Tostada With Citrus Vinaigrette
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 6 (680.38 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 4.92 ml creole seasoning
- 2.46 ml kosher salt
- 8 small flour tortillas
- 340.19 g finely shredded cheese (Mexican blend)
- 1419.54 ml mixed baby lettuces and spring greens, washed, dried and torn
- 118.29 ml citrus vinaigrette (see recipe below)
- 118.29 ml cooked corn kernel
- 113.39 g sliced roasted peppers (red, yellow or poblano)
- 226.79 g salsa (see Tomato Salsa)
- 59.14 ml chimichurri sauce (see Chimichurri Sauce)
- 1 ripe avocado, quartered and cut into fan
-
Citrus Vinaigrette
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 157.80 ml rice wine vinegar
- 78.78 ml orange juice
- 14.79 ml Dijon mustard
- 4.92 ml honey
- 9.85 ml minced garlic
- 14.79 ml minced shallot
- 2.46 ml creole seasoning
- 29.58 ml chopped fresh cilantro
directions
- Chicken: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Season Chicken on both sides with Creole seasoning and kosher salt. Grill on each side until done, or until chicken reaches 165 - 170ºF. Remove from grill.
- While chicken is grilling, lay tortillas on baking sheet. With a fork, poke holes in tortillas, ½ inch apart over the whole tortilla. Lightly brush with olive oil and bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Evenly sprinkle cheese onto tortillas and continue baking until cheese is completely melted.
- Place 2 tortillas on each of four plates. Toss spring mix with citrus vinaigrette, corn kernels, and peppers and mound one-fourth of mixture on top of each plate of tortillas. Sprinkle tomato salsa over salad mix.
- When done, slice the grilled chicken on a clean cutting board and place on top of salad, drizzle with chimichurri sauce. Top with avocado fan.
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Vinaigrette:
- Mix all ingredients together. Refrigerate drizzle salad before serving.
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