Chicken Salad with Mango Dressing
Preptime
Feeds
Cooktime
15 min
4
5 min
INGREDIENTS
Salad:
½ cup almonds
cooking spray
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
1 bag (9 oz) spinach
1 bag (4 oz) arugula
1 cup left-over Empire Kosher® Lime and Basil Chicken*
½ Asian pear, sliced thin (1/8”)
½ red pepper, chopped
¼ cup dried cranberries
*Any leftover chicken may be used, or try julienne Empire Kosher Smoked Turkey Breast Slices
Dressing:
1 fresh mango, peeled and cored
1 lime (juice and zest)
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
2 tablespoons honey
4 tablespoons water
½ teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon fresh basil, chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place almonds on the baking sheet and spray with cooking oil spray.
3. Sprinkle nuts with cayenne pepper, sugar, salt and pepper and mix to evenly coat.
4. Bake nuts for 5 minutes.
Dressing:
1. In a food processor, blend mango, lime juice and zest, rice vinegar, coconut oil, honey, water, salt and pepper until completely smooth.
2. Add basil and pulse until basil is finely chopped.
3. Place greens in a large bowl and top with chicken, Asian pear, red pepper, cranberries and almonds. Drizzle dressing over top and serve.
