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Hawaiian Chicken Salad

Hawaiian Chicken Salad

A tropical-inspired salad featuring marinated chicken, fresh vegetables, and a zesty dressing, perfect for a light and refreshing meal.
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Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 6 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 21 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Hawaiian
Servings 3 servings
Calories 494 kcal

Equipment

  • non-stick skillet
  • Jar

Ingredients
  

Marinade

  • ⅓ cup coconut milk from a can
  • ¼ cup pineapple juice from can, save pineapple pieces
  • 1 tablespoon tomato sauce/ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 unit lime zest of 1 lime
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Chicken & Salad

  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large chicken breast halved horizontally
  • ½ cup corn
  • ½ - ¾ cup pineapple pieces from can
  • 4 - 6 cups chopped lettuce
  • ½ unit avocado cut into wedges
  • ½ unit red onion finely sliced
  • ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 small carrot finely shredded
  • 1 - 1 ½ cups Coconut Lime Cilantro / Coriander Rice from prior recipe or plain cooked white rice

Dressing

  • 1 ½ tablespoon lime juice
  • 2 ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon finely chopped cilantro/coriander
  • ½ clove garlic minced
  • ½ teaspoon sugar or honey
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • black pepper

Instructions
 

Marination & Cooking

  • Mix together Marinade ingredients, marinate chicken for minimum 3 hours, preferably overnight.
  • Shake Dressing ingredients together in a jar, set aside for at least 15 minutes.
  • Heat oil in a non-stick skillet over high heat (or BBQ). Add chicken and cook each side for 3 minutes or until golden. Remove and cover loosely with foil for 5 minutes, then slice thickly.
  • Sear ½ cup pineapple pieces and corn in the skillet until golden.
  • Pile salad ingredients on a platter and top with sliced chicken. Drizzle over Dressing. Serve and pretend you're in Hawaii!

Notes

The Hawaiian Chicken Skewers recipe uses the same marinade. You can recycle the marinade accordingly as mentioned.

Nutrition

Serving: 346gCalories: 494kcalCarbohydrates: 35.5gProtein: 36gFat: 24.7gSaturated Fat: 3.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 21.2gCholesterol: 86mgSodium: 868mgFiber: 4.5gSugar: 9.2g
Keyword chicken salad, easy salad, Hawaiian Chicken Salad, healthy salad, light meal, tropical salad
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