Grilled Cajun Chicken Salad
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
- 4 tablespoons salad oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons snipped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons onion powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves or 1 -1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast half
- 6 cups torn mixed salad greens
- 1 medium carrot, shredded
- 1 small sweet red pepper, cut into bite-size strips
- 1 green onion, sliced
directions
- 1. For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine cider vinegar, 3 tablespoons of the salad oil, the water, sugar, thyme,1/4 teaspoon of the onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon of the cayenne pepper, the garlic powder, and the mustard. Cover and shake well. Chill until serving time.
- 2. In a small bowl combine remaining 1 tablespoon salad oil, remaining 1 teaspoon onion powder, remaining 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, the black pepper, and salt. Brush all of the oil mixture on the chicken.
- 3. Place chicken on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill for 12 to 15 minutes or until chicken is tender and no longer pink (170 degrees ;F), turning once halfway through grilling time.
- 4. To serve, in a large serving bowl combine salad greens, carrot, red sweet pepper, and green onion. Cut chicken into bite-size pieces. Add chicken and dressing to salad. Toss to coat.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef PotPie
Southworth, Washington
One of the old time founding members of Recipezaar. I live in Port Orchard, Washington.
I LOVE to cook and bake nearly everything!
I HATE to see people join the site, have no published recipes, but rag on another cook in a review on a recipe they haven't even tried or didn't follow.
Oh, and I hate cilantro, too. :)