Grilled Chicken Salad with Cilantro Pesto Mayonnaise
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The incredible flavor of Grilled Chicken Salad with Cilantro Pesto Mayonnaise makes a perfect sandwich with sliced tomato and lettuce on a roll. Simply delicious.
Grilled Chicken Salad with Cilantro Pesto Mayonnaise
Author: Mark Haugen of Tejas
Recipe type: Sandwiches
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/4 pound poblano peppers; roasted and diced
- 1/3 pounds red, yellow, and green bell peppers; roasted, peeled, diced
- 2 stalks celery; minced
- 1 Granny Smith apple; minced
- 1 Tablespoon lime juice
- 3/4 Cup Cilantro Pesto (see Recipe)
- 1 1/2 Cups mayonnaise
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro; chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Grill the chicken, preferably over wood. Chill and dice. Mix in the remaining ingredients and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Notes
See the recipe "Cilantro Pesto" in this website for ingredients and directions for preparing the Cilantro Pesto.
CHEF'S NOTE: All the peppers used should be roasted and diced. The bell pepper mixture should consist of equal parts red, yellow, and green peppers, roasted, peeled, and diced. Total amount of bell peppers should equal 1/3 cup.
Try this recipe as a sandwich on a French baguette, Italian bread, in a pita or in a flour tortilla wrap with lettuce and tomato.
CHEF'S NOTE: All the peppers used should be roasted and diced. The bell pepper mixture should consist of equal parts red, yellow, and green peppers, roasted, peeled, and diced. Total amount of bell peppers should equal 1/3 cup.
Try this recipe as a sandwich on a French baguette, Italian bread, in a pita or in a flour tortilla wrap with lettuce and tomato.
