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January 16, 2009

Blackened Chicken Salad (Similar to Applebee’s)

Filed under: Poultry,Salads — @ 9:59 pm

Dressing
•    1/4 cup mayonaise
•    1/4 cup dijon (or honey mustard)
•    1/4 cup honey mustard
•    1 tablespoon mustard
•    1 tablespoon white vinegar
•    1/8 teaspoon paprika
Chicken Marinade
•    1 cup water
•    3 tablespoons lime juice
•    2 tablespoons soy sauce
•    ½ tablespoon Worcestershire
Cajun Spice Blend
•    ½ tablespoon salt
•    1 teaspoon each: sugar, paprika, onion powder, cayenne pepper
•    ½ teaspoon each: garlic powder, cayenne pepper, white pepper
•    2 boneless, skinless chicken breast fillets
•    2 tablespoons light butter
Salad
•    8 cups chopped lettuce
•    ½ cup shredded red cabbage
•    ½ cup shredded carrot
•    ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
•    ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
•    1 large tomato, diced
•    1 hard boiled egg, diced
1.    Make dressing. Mix well.  Store in firg until salad is ready.
2.    Make marinade, stir well.  Add chicken breasts, cover bowl and refrigerate for several hours.  Overnight is better.
3.    Preheat frying pan over medium/high heat.  Preheat barbeque grill also.
4.    Make spice blend.  Sprinkle a teaspoon of spice blend over each side of the chicken breasts.  Cover entire surface of chicken with spice.
5.    Melt butter in hot pan, sear chicken breasts, 2-3 minutes on each side of spices.
6.    Finish chicken on barbeque grill.  Grill each breast on both sides fro 2-3 minutes.
7.    Prepare salad. Serve chicken on top with dressing on side.

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