A fabulous, cold, chopped-style salad that'll warm your heart.
“When in doubt, eat something close to salsa.” - Confucius*
*Confucius may not have actually said this.
Ingredients:
Salad:
1 cup of shredded chicken (rotisserie chicken is great)
1/2 of a chopped red onion
1/2 cup cooked and chilled corn
1 cup diced red tomatoes (or sliced cherry tomatoes - I used red and yellow)
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
Romaine lettuce leaves
Dressing:
1 cup cilantro, stems removed and chopped
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
2 Tablespoons lime juice
2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Preparation:
For the salad, dice and slice as directed above and mix ingredients. Chill. For the dressing, put all ingredients in a blender or food processor until well blended.
Cook & Serve:
Place romaine lettuce leaves onto plate. Spoon salad over the lettuce. Top with dressing.
A Little Backstory:
There was a great Italian restaurant in Minneapolis that served a chopped salad I loved. By some miracle, the local metro newspaper got the recipe. I clipped it out and saved it, but never had the nerve to try making it. Years later, I assembled all the obscure ingredients and you know what? Meh. Wasn't that great. I ditched the recipe. Sometimes the best recipes are the simpler, try-and-fail-until-you-succeed ones with ingredients you can pronounce.
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