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Warm and Limey Chicken Salad
Ingredients
- 0.25 cup fresh lime juice
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 0.5 teaspoon rice vinegar
- 0.25 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into thin strips
- 2 tablespoons frozen limeade concentrate, thawed
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 head red leaf lettuce – rinsed, dried and torn
- 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
- 0.25 cup golden raisins
- 0.25 cup chopped walnuts
Steps
- In a jar, combine lime juice, sugar, lime zest, rice vinegar, and mustard. Shake well, and set aside. In a small bowl, mix chicken with limeade concentrate and pepper.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Cook and stir chicken 4 to 6 minutes, or until no longer pink, and juices run clear.
- Divide lettuce onto 4 salad plates. Top with mandarin orange segments, golden raisins, and walnuts. Place cooked chicken on top, and drizzle lightly with dressing.