Chicken and Orange Salad

Submitted by Tinkerbell

"From Betty Crocker's Southwest Cooking; posted for Zaar World Tour 5. Cook time is refrigeration."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons green onions, finely chopped (with tops)
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups chicken, cooked & cut into bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup green peas, cooked
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄4 cup carrot, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup fresh cilantro, finely snipped
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 6 lettuce leaves
• 3 oranges, pared and sectioned (or unpared & cut into wedges)
• 2 avocados, peeled and cut into wedges

directions

1. Sprinkle green onions with lime juice and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover & refrigerate.
2. Mix remaining ingredients except lettuce, oranges & avocados; cover & refrigerate at least 1 hour.
3. Spoon chicken mixture onto lettuce. Garnish with oranges & avocados; sprinkle with green onions.

Reviews

[BecR2400]

Just the ticket for this hot and humid day! DH and I love chicken salad, citrus and avocado so we really enjoyed this salad which brought these flavors together so nicely! The cinnamon accent is lovely, although I reduced the amount slightly and we liked it that way. Prepping the salad a day in advance made assembling the salad today a real breeze! Made for 5 a Day in photos forum. Thanks Tinkerbell!

 

[bluemoon downunder]

A great recipe for using cooked chicken which, now that I'm making breezermom's Recipe #328649 regularly, I'll be making often. Fabulous blend of flavours. Very much a citrus lover's and avocado lover's recipe; and a recipe that went a long way towards alleviating my anxiety - I have zero tolerance of anything remotely hot and spicy! - around Mexican dishes. Made and thoroughly enjoyed for ZWT 5. Thank you for sharing this super recipe, **Tinkerbell**! SO easy to make and SO delicious! :)