South-of-the-Border Chicken Salad with Tequila Lime Dressing Recipe

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Add a burst of color to your table with this main-dish salad that tastes like a fiesta. For a simple garnish sprinkle salad with lightly crushed tortilla chips.—Annette Hottenstein, Cockeysville, Maryland

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South-of-the-Border Chicken Salad with Tequila Lime Dressing Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

2 romaine hearts, cut into 1/2-inch strips
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 medium ripe California Avocado, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed
1/2 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup crumbled queso fresco
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
3 green onions, thinly sliced
DRESSING:
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons tequila
4-1/2 teaspoons honey
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

Directions

In a large salad bowl, combine the first nine ingredients. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad; toss to coat. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 cups equals 404 calories, 21 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 59 mg cholesterol, 258 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 3 fat, 2 vegetable, 1-1/2 starch.

Originally published as South-of-the-Border Chicken Salad with Tequila Lime Dressing in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2011, p102