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Summer Salad–Mexican Chicken Chopped Salad With Jalapeno Ranch Dressing

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  • Author: Tonja Engen
  • Category: Salad
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

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  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded out to 1/4 inch thickness
  • 1 Tbls. Ancho chili powder
  • 1 Tbls. Olive oil
  • 1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 3 ears corn, shucked and grilled
  • 2 fresh tomatoes, diced
  • 4 scallions, washed and sliced {white and green parts}
  • 1 large head of romaine lettuce, washed and chopped
  • 2 ripe avocados, diced
  • 2 cups crushed tortilla chips
  • For the dressing:
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 jalapeno, stemmed and seeded
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 green onion
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice (~1/2 lime)
  • 1 handful cilantro
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Prepare a grill over medium high heat. Grill corn until charred on all sides, approximately 10 minutes turning the corn as you grill.
  2. Add chicken breasts to the other side of the grill and cook, approximately 5-6 minutes until cooked through. Remove chicken and corn from grill.
  3. When corn has cooled some, slice the kernals off the husk. Next, chop chicken into bite-size pieces.
  4. Make the dressing by placing all ingredients in a food processor and puree.To assemble salad, add all salad ingredients except tortilla chips and avocado.
  5. When ready to serve, toss salad with dressing then gently stir in avocado and tortilla chips.