E and I had a really great dinner at home last night. We both love the Santa Fe Chicken Salad at The Cheesecake Factory. I got an e-mail of a mock recipe for the salad and decided to try it.
Here is the recipe if you want to try it too. I halved the recipe but made the full portion of dressing. I don't really go by recipes exactly only use them as a guide. The bean and corn looked like it would be too much even at half so I used half of a can of each instead. I put the dressing in our magic bullet processor to puree. I also pounded the chicken to flatten it a little before broiling.
The Cheesecake Factory's Santa Fe Chicken Salad (mock)
Description
Lime dressing adds a cool zest to this Tex-Mex inspired marinated chicken dish. This copycat recipe serves twelve; prepare it for your next outdoor dinner party!
Serves: 12
Ingredients
6 chicken breast halves
1/2 cup teriyaki marinade
16 cup romaine and leaf lettuce
1 cup cilantro
2 15 ounce cans of black beans, rinsed
2 cans of whole kernel corn, drained
3 cup jack cheese, grated
3 cup toasted corn tortilla strips
3 cup diced seeded tomatoes
Instructions
Marinate chicken 1 hour in teriyaki marinade.
Broil and baste chicken approximately 15 minutes; cool, then cut into bite size pieces or shred.
Tear greens; add cilantro and 1 cup each of beans and corn. Dress with Lime Dressing (see notes).
Notes
Lime Dressing1/2 teaspoon lime zest 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon snipped cilantro 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 clove garlic, crushed 1/2 cup olive oil
Process until thick.
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3 comments:
looks good! does the cat come with the meal?
I'm going to try that one! Thanx~
Definitely trying this recipe, that looks yum!
And I'm laughing at the fly in the picture...I clicked on it to make it bigger and saw that little guy just hanging out on a piece of chicken...it's good to know we are all battling these darn flies this summer!
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