Southwest Chicken Salad

This is a copycat from McDonalds..I went in a hunt for this recipe since I became obsessed with it. My obsession started because I added a chopped avocado to my McDonalds purchased salad and it was heaven. I got this from recipelink.com, the avocado is optional since it's not in MD's salad but sooo recomended. The dressing that the salad comes with is Paul Newman's Natural Southwest dressing, so sub that if you find it at the store if you don't want to make it from scratch.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 1-2

Ingredients

• FOR THE MARINADE

• 1⁄2 tablespoon honey
• 1⁄2 tablespoon lime juice
• 1⁄2 tablespoon yellow mustard
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cilantro

• FOR THE SALAD

• 3  cups  chopped lettuce
• 4  ounces  grilled boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup  halved cherry tomatoes
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  chopped  poblano peppers (or any mild green pepper)
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons  canned  sweet corn
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons canned black beans
• 2  tablespoons  shredded fat-free cheddar cheese
• 1  tablespoon  shredded carrot (or to be authentic shaved carrots, or very thinly sliced)
• 3 -5  baked  Doritos, crushed

• FOR THE DRESSING

• 2  tablespoons  fat free ranch dressing
• 1  tablespoon nonfat sour cream
• 1⁄4 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon lime juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1  dash onion powder
• 1  dash garlic powder
• 1  dash cumin

• Fixings

• 1 -2  chopped avocado
•  quartered lime (to squeeze over the salad)

Directions

1. Mix together marinade ingredients in a small bowl -- add chicken and coat it in the marinade. Set aside.
2. In a pan spritzed with nonstick spray, cook tomatoes and corn over high heat until slightly charred.
3. Place lettuce in a bowl, and top with marinated chicken, tomatoes and corn, chopped pepper, and black beans. Sprinkle with cheese and chips. Add the chopped avocados.
4. In a small dish, combine all of the dressing ingredients with 1 teaspoons water.
5. Mix in the dressing, squeeze some lime and enjoy!