BLT Crispy Chicken Salad
Use frozen chicken nuggets to add a crunch to a classic salad, with a buttermilk maple dressing.
Ingredients
Buttermilk Dressing
- ½ cup Greek Yogurt
- ¼ cup Buttermilk
- ¼ cup Maple Syrup
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- ½ tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Fresh Dill finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon Salt
Salad Ingredients
- 4 cups Green Leaf Lettuce chopped
- 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes halved
- 2 pieces Mandarin Oranges peeled and segmented
- 1 large Bell Pepper cored and cubed
- ¼ cup Red Onion finely sliced
- 10 pieces Chicken Nuggets cooked as per the package
- 4 slices Cooked Bacon chopped (½ cup)
Instructions
- Start the salad cooking the chicken nuggets as per the directions on the box. If not using precooked crumbled bacon, you will want to cook about 4 slices of bacon and then chop them up.10 pieces Chicken Nuggets, 4 slices Cooked Bacon
- Make the dressing by combining in a bowl, the Greek yogurt, Buttermilk, Maple Syrup, Vinegar, Olive Oil, Salt, and chopped fresh Dill. Whisk ingredients until smooth.½ cup Greek Yogurt, ¼ cup Buttermilk, ¼ cup Maple Syrup, 1 tablespoon Olive Oil, ½ tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar, 2 tablespoon Fresh Dill, ½ teaspoon Salt
- Divide the chopped lettuce between two serving bowls. Top them with the tomatoes, bell pepper and mandarin slices, and onion, divided evenly between the two salads.4 cups Green Leaf Lettuce, 1 cup Cherry Tomatoes, 2 pieces Mandarin Oranges, 1 large Bell Pepper, ¼ cup Red Onion
- Cut the cooked chicken nuggets in bite-sized pieces. Place the pieces on both salad. Sprinkled the cooked bacon bits on top of the salad. Drizzle with your desired amount of the Buttermilk Maple dressing and serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 355kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 15gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 942mgPotassium: 812mgFiber: 4gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 8360IUVitamin C: 131mgCalcium: 182mgIron: 2mg
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