Chipotle-Lime Chicken Salad

Chipotle-Lime Chicken Salad

This all-in-one meal is packed with smoky chicken, grilled corn, and fresh mango salsa. Top it off with the zesty Lime-Honey Dressing for that extra kick of flavor.

Chipotle-Lime Chicken Salad
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
  • 4 (8-ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved horizontally
  • 1½ teaspoons ground chipotle chile pepper
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 3 ears yellow corn, shucked
  • 4 cups fresh spinach
  • 4 cups fresh arugula
  • Lime-Honey Dressing (recipe follows)
  • Mango salsa and lime wedges, to serve
Instructions
  1. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; brush pan with 1 tablespoon oil.
  2. Brush chicken with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. In a small bowl, stir together ground chipotle chile, salt, and black pepper; sprinkle onto chicken.
  3. Add chicken to pan; grill over medium heat until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest portion registers 165°, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from pan. Loosely cover; let stand for 5 minutes. Cut into 1-inch-thick slices.
  4. Add corn to pan; cook over medium heat until corn begins to brown in spots. Loosely cover with foil. Cook, turning occasionally, until tender, about 4 minutes. Cut kernels from cobs.
  5. Arrange spinach and arugula on a serving platter. Top with chicken and corn. Pour Lime-Honey Dressing over salad. Serve with mango salsa and lime.

 
Lime-Honey Dressing
Serves: ½ cup
 
Ingredients
  • ½ teaspoon lime zest
  • ¼ cup fresh lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, whisk together lime zest and juice, honey, salt, and pepper. Whisk in oil in a slow, steady stream until combined. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days; whisk before using.