Chicken, Mango & Jicama Salad W Tequila-lime Vinaigrette
Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins
Preparation Time: 40 mins
Cook Time: 2 hrs
Ingredients
- Servings: 6
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 -2 tablespoon tequila
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 -2 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 4 (6 inch) corn tortillas, cut into 1/2-inch wide strips
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 dash ground red pepper
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 small jicama, peeled and cut into thin strips
- 1 medium mango, peeled and diced
- 1 (6 ounce) bag mixed salad greens
Recipe
- 1 for vinaigrette:.
- 2 combine all ingredients and whisk until thoroughly combined. chill until ready to use.
- 3 for tortilla strips:.
- 4 place strips in large bowl and spray with cooking spray, tossing to coat.
- 5 combine seasonings and sprinkle over strips, tossing to coat.
- 6 fry in oil until lightly browned or spread over cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 8 minutes. they will get crispy as they cool.
- 7 for chicken:.
- 8 combine marinade ingredients in large zip-loc bag.
- 9 add chicken and marinate at least 2 hrs, turning bag occasionally.
- 10 preheat grill.
- 11 remove chicken from bag and discard marinade.
- 12 sprinkle chicken with 1/2 tsp salt.
- 13 grill 5 minutes on each side or until done.
- 14 cut meat into 1/2" slices.
- 15 for salad:.
- 16 combine jicama, mango and greens in large bowl.
- 17 pour vinaigrette over salad and toss to coat.
- 18 divide into servings and top with chicken and tortilla strips.
- 19 whew! sit down and enjoy it all with a frozen margarita that someone else fixed!
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