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Hawaiian Chicken Salad

Hawaiian Chicken Salad

A refreshing Hawaiian Chicken Salad packed with tropical flavors and marinated chicken, perfect for dinner or a light meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Marinating Time 3 hours
Total Time 25 minutes
Course dinner, Salad
Cuisine Hawaiian
Servings 3 servings
Calories 494 kcal

Equipment

  • Non-stick skillet
  • Jar for shaking dressing

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 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 avocado cut into wedges
  • ½ medium red onion finely sliced
  • ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 small carrot finely shredded
  • 1 - 1 ½ cups Coconut Lime Cilantro / Coriander Rice (or use plain cooked white rice as an alternative)

Dressing

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

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • 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. For best results, use leftovers from the marinade for the skewers. Coconut Lime Cilantro Rice compliments this salad very well.

Nutrition

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