Sunday, July 25, 2010

Cheesecake Factory Santa Fe Chicken Salad


4 cups romaine and leaf lettuce
1/4 cup cilantro
1/2 can black beans, rinsed
1/2-1 cup grated Jack cheese
1/4 cup teriyaki marinade
2 chicken breasts
1 cups toasted corn tortilla strips
1/2 cans whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 cups diced, seeded tomatoes

Marinate chicken one hour in teriyaki marinade. Broil and baste chicken aprox. 15 minutes, cool, cut into bite size pieces or shred. In the bowl add lettuce, cilantro, cheese, beans, tomatoes and corn. Mix salad with lime dressing (see below). Add chicken & tortilla strips. Drizzle with peanut butter dressing (see below).

Lime Dressing
1/2 t lime zest
2 T lime juice
1/4 cup snipped cilantro
1/4 t salt
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/2 c olive oil
Process until well blended

Peanut dressing
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 T brown sugar
2 T soy sauce
2 t Hot chili oil
1 1/2 T red wine vinegar
3T chunky peanut butter
3T sesame oil
Process until well blended

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