Cajun Chicken Salad With Cajun Dressing

Submitted by Boo Chef in West Te

"posted for ZWT 5"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 salad
• Serves: 1-2

ingredients

• 5 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts
• cajun seasoning
• 8 ounces mixed salad greens, of lettuce shredded carrots and red cabbage
• 1⁄2 tomatoes, cut in 4 wedges or 4 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 8 medium yellow banana pepper rings
• 8 medium red banana pepper rings
• 4 Spanish olives
• 4 black olives

• CAJUN DRESSING

• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 3⁄4 cup bottled white wine vinaigrette
• 1⁄2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey

directions

1. Season both sides of chicken breast with Cajun seasoning.
2. Grill or broil about 3 to 4 minutes each side, until juices run clear.
3. Slice into thin strips when cool.
4. Place salad mixture in a large salad bowl, preferably glass.
5. Add tomato. On salad place yellow pepper rings inside red rings with olives in center.
6. Top with sliced chicken.
7. Serve Cajun dressing on the side.
8. FOR DRESSING.
9. Combine all ingredients. Refrigerate overnight to blend flavors.

Reviews

[gailanng]

I only had green banana peppers and wasn't too particular about arranging them with the olives as suggested. The star of the show was the dressing which reminisces of a sweet remoulade fusing the spicy, pickled and crunchy. Memoires from The Cook. Made for POTLUCK.