Mexican Chicken Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
Mexican Chicken Salad Recipe - Cooking Index
If you like spicy food, sprinkle cayenne papper on the strips before baking. The highly seasoned lime vinaigrette dressing is also terrific over grilled fish.
Type: Chicken, Poultry| Salad | ||
| 1 | Boneless chicken breast - (abt 12 oz) | |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Salt |
| 1/8 teaspoon | 0.6ml | Freshly-ground black pepper |
| 1 | Low-carb tortilla | |
| 1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Olive oil |
| 1/2 | Red bell pepper - coarsely chopped | |
| 1/2 cup | 80g / 2.8oz | Canned black beans - drained, rinsed |
| 1/2 cup | 31g / 1.1oz | Red onion - finely chopped (small) |
| 8 cups | 880g / 31oz | Mixed greens - (abt 5 oz) |
| 1/3 cup | 5.3g / 0.2oz | Chopped fresh cilantro |
| 1 | Haas avocado | |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Fresh lime juice |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Tomato - coarsely chopped (small) |
| Dressing | ||
| 1/3 cup | 78ml | Olive oil |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Fresh lime juice |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Grated lime peel |
| 1 | Garlic clove - pressed | |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Chili powder |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Ground cumin |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Salt |
For Salad: Prepare a medium grill or preheat broiler. Brush grill with oil. Season chicken breast with salt and pepper. Grill 15 minutes, or until cooked through, turning once halfway through cooking time. (Chicken may be made up to 1 day ahead. Cool before wrapping and refrigerating.) Let chicken cool to room temperature, then thinly slice on the diagonal.
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Brush tortilla with olive oil and cut into thirds. Stack thirds and slice into 1/3-inch strips. Spread out on a baking sheet and bake 10 minutes, until golden. Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl toss red pepper, black beans, onion, greens, cilantro and cooled tortilla strips until evenly mixed.
For Dressing: Whisk olive oil, lime juice, grated lime peel, garlic, chili powder, cumin and salt.
To assemble salad: Toss greens mixture with dressing until evenly coated. Cut avocado into thin slices and toss with lime juice. For each portion, place one-quarter of the greens mixture on each of four plates. Top with one-quarter of the chicken slices, one-quarter of the chopped tomato and one-quarter of the avocado slices. If desired, serve with lime wedges.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Carbohydrates: 18.5 grams
Net Carbs: 9 grams
Fiber: 9.5 grams
Protein: 26 grams
Fat: 29 grams
Calories: 424
Source:
Atkins Cookbook at http://atkinscenter.com
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