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Now that my baby, my beloved Canon is restored, I thought it was time to get back to photographing actual food and do I have one for you today. If it’s 95° in the shade where you live, a salad is really the only thing you can imagine right now. But the meat-and-potatoes eaters in your home think salads are wimpy. Well, this one has a bit of heat to throw them off and confuse them but it’s still healthy. It actually filled up my empty-pit of a husband. He didn’t eat anything else for three (3!!!) hours! That’s a record!
CHICKEN CHIPPOTLE SALAD
Dressing:
1/3 c. fresh cilantro, chopped
2/3 c. light sour cream
1/4-1/3 c. buttermilk (depending on how thick you like your dressing)
2-4 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, minced (more or less varies the heat)
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. chili powder
Juice of one lime plus a little lime zest
1/4 tsp salt
Mix that all up and put it in the fridge to chill while you make the salad.
4 c. shredded romaine lettuce
2 c. shredded cooked chicken breast
(I cooked mine in the microwave and tossed with Southwest seasoning mix but leftover grilled chicken would rock here!)
2 large tomatoes, cut into wedges
1 avocado, peeled and sliced
1 small red onion, very thinly sliced
OPTIONAL:
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 can corn, rinsed and drained
Tortilla chips for garnish
You know how to take it from here, right?
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By the way, here’s the updated nest-cam. Remember how cute they were? Well, they’ve entered the awkward teen years. Thus we have a rebel bird who is rejecting his parent’s conservative values. As soon as he can fly, he’s getting a tattoo.
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Congrats to Lauren who won our Strawberry Cookbook giveaway!
June 29th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
That sounds delightful and right up our alley! Yum. Thanks
June 30th, 2008 at 8:49 am
It’s been extremely hot here in Georgia for the past month, and this salad is just the thing! I’m going to have it for dinner tonight.
June 30th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Hi Francie, I was wondering if you had an email address I could contact you at. I have some information that I would like to share for the blog. You can email me as well.
Thanks,
Josh
June 30th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Do you think I could use parsley instead of cilantro? I’m one of those who can’t tolerate that stuff!
July 1st, 2008 at 6:23 am
Absolutely! You’re either a cilantro lover or hater. Different taste but if you hate cilantro, that’s the idea, right?
July 1st, 2008 at 9:50 am
That looks so good!
July 1st, 2008 at 6:00 pm
Mmmmmm, cilantro and chipotle, two of my favorite flavors.
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:29 am
Salad sounds delicious - and your pics are so sweet!
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Looks great.. I will definitely try this out.. Thanks for the recipe
Mary from Cooking Recipe Videos
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:41 am
Francie,
This sounds right up my alley. I’m about to be married this fall and have started bookmarking great recipes. Thanks!
July 3rd, 2008 at 8:23 pm
The birds… hahaha you are too funny Francie. And they’re adorable.
Love this salad. A fellow food blogger I read made his own version of this recently as well. I’ll jot it down for sure. If I can get my husband to eat a salad for dinner, it would be a freakin’ miracle.