Southwestern Grilled Chicken Salad

A lovely salad with a southwestern flair !

Category: Salad

Cuisine: Mexican

25 reviews 
Ready in 25 minutes
by TheSingingBaker

Ingredients

1/4 cup Lime juice

1/2 cup Fresh cilantro chopped

1 teaspoon Sugar

1 tablespoon Chili powder

1/4 teaspoon Ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1/4 teaspoon Black pepper

1/3 cup olive oil

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 cloves Garlic minced

1 teaspoon Chili powder

1 teaspoon Ground cumin

1 teaspoon Dried Oregano

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 pound Chicken breast skinless, boneless

1 bag Tortilla chips

8 ounce Sour cream

8 ounce Salsa

8 ounce Black olives sliced

2 Tomatoes chopped

2 Avocado sliced

4 ounce Cheddar cheese shredded

4 Lime wedges

1 large Romaine


Directions

Make dressing ahead of time to marinate flavors. Refrigerate, but take out of refrigerator as chicken is grilling and let sit out to wait for salad. To make dressing: Whisk together the 1/4 cup lime juice, 1/2 cup cilantro, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of chili powder, 1/4 teaspoon of ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper. Add 1/3 cup of oil in a light stream while whisking until emulsified. In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of oil, 2 cloves minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of chili powder, 1 teaspoon of ground cumin, 1 teaspoon of dried oregano and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Brush all over sides of chicken to coat. Let marinate in refrigerator for an hour. Lightly oil the grate of your grill to prevent sticking. Grill chicken over medium heat until chicken is no longer pink, turning once. Once cooked, let chicken sit for 10 minutes to rest while preparing remaining salad ingredients. Once cooled or brought to warm, slice on the diagonal. Take out any of your favorite corn tortilla chips, sour cream, salsa, black olives, chopped tomatoes, sliced avocado, shredded cheddar or mexican cheese, lime wedges, and romaine lettuce. Have fun with your Southwest Grilled Chicken Salad bar !

Reviews


So good!! Added corn and tasted great!

Valerie411

Loved the chicken but the sauce wasn't edible. I followed the recipe exactly, way too much cumin....completely overpowered everything else. I was relieved I kept in on the side.

projectjunkie

This was a great easy recipe. We ended up marinating for almost two days but my husband who does not care for chicken (calls it "yard bird") thought this was a GOOD meal! He wants it again!

GRCntwrks

The flavours were really nice, however it was a little too spicy to fully enjoy. I will make again but with less chilli powder.

Rockstar89

Due to rain we couldn't grill but loved it!

Chelle0069

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