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Southwest Chicken Salad

URL: https://www.joyfulhealthyeats.com/paleo-mason-jar-southwest-chicken-salad/

Ingredients

The salad

  • cups shredded rotisserie chicken
  • 14 oz low sodium black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 2 units avocados, diced
  • 6 cups green leaf lettuce, sliced or torn

Corn Pepper Relish

  • 1 tablespoon grape seed oil
  • cups corn
  • 1 unit red pepper, diced
  • 1 cup yellow onion, diced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Cilantro Lime Dressing

  • 1 tablespoon shallots
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • teaspoon smoked paprika

Instructions

  1. Combine shallots, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, red wine vinegar, honey, mustard, salt, cumin, and smoked paprika in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
  2. Add olive oil and pulse until the mixture forms a dressing.
  3. Heat grape seed oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and sauté corn until slightly charred, about 5-7 minutes.
  4. Add red pepper, onion, and salt to the pan and sauté for an additional 2-3 minutes. Let cool.
  5. Assemble the mason jars by layering the dressing, black beans, cherry tomatoes, corn pepper relish, diced avocado, lettuce, and shredded chicken.
  6. Seal the jars and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When ready to eat, dump the contents into a bowl, toss, and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
454
Total fat
23g
Total carbohydrates
45g
Total protein
18g
Sodium
568mg
Cholesterol
17mg

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