Chicken Broccoli Salad
with Soy Lime Dressing
Chicken Broccoli Salad with Soy Lime Dressing:
A terrific quick salad that combines chicken, broccoli, cashews and sweet peppers with a soy lime dressing.
This easy chicken salad has such a great combination of ingredients and textures. Try the simple lettuce leaf wrap recipe below. You will also find other great serving ideas that can make a meal quickly with this delicious chicken salad.
You will also find a quick and easy vegetarian option listed below.
2-3 servings
You will need 6 ingredients:
- Chicken
- Broccoli
- Sweet Red Peppers
- Cashews
- Soy Sauce or Tamari
- Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice and Zest
Make Ahead for this Salad:
- If you are cooking your own chicken,
prepare as desired and cube 3 cups
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Ingredients:
* cooked chicken – 3 cups cubed
(you may use grilled, barbecued or baked chicken for this recipe)
fresh or frozen broccoli – 1 cup cut into bite size pieces
(if using fresh broccoli – wash, cut up and steam briefly)
(if using frozen broccoli – thaw, drain and cut up)
sweet red peppers – 1/2 cup cut into medium dice
cashews – 1/2 cup roughly chopped
soy sauce or tamari soy sauce – 1 tbsp
fresh squeezed lime juice – 1 tbsp
lime zest – as desired
(use the same lime for the juice and zest)
* Vegetarian Option: Instead of chicken, substitute grilled thick cut tofu slices or use store bought seasoned tofu.
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1. In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients and toss well.
2. Adjust the soy sauce and lime to your own taste.
3. Allow salad to marinate for at least a half an hour in the refrigerator before serving.
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Quick Chicken Meals - Menu Planner:
Light Meal Ideas:
** Serve this quick salad as a filling for a wrap sandwich.
** Serve chicken broccoli salad on a bed of fresh washed spinach leaves with pineapple slices on the side.
Main Meal Ideas:
** This quick salad recipe is delicious when served on top of a bed of warm or cold wild rice with steamed vegetables on the side.
** Another easy way to serve this quick chicken salad is wrapped inside of lettuce leaves or steamed cabbage leaves with a drizzle of peanut sauce over each leaf roll and a sprinkling of sesame seeds and warm whole grain rolls on the side.
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Ingredient Exchanges
* Instead of Sweet Red Peppers: try Roasted Red Peppers or Sun Dried Tomatoes
* Instead of Cashews: try Pecans or Smoked Almonds
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