California Pizza Kitchen BBQ Chicken Chopped Salad
By Gigirox
"Top Secret Recipes" version,"Chopped lettuce, black beans,sweet corn, jicama, cilantro, basil, crispy corn torrilla strips,and monterey jack cheese tossed together in a herb ranch dressing. Topped with chopped BBQ chicken breast, diced tomatoes and scallions."
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Ingredients
- Herb Ranch Dressing:
- 2/3 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 T white wine vinegar
- 1 ts sugar
- 1/2 ts lemon juice
- 1/4 ts salt
- 1/2 ts minced fresh parsley
- 1/2 ts minced fresh dill
- 1/4 ts onion powder
- 1/4 ts garlic powder
- 1/8 ts pepper
- 2 chicken breast fillets
- 1/4 cup Bull's-Eye BBQ sauce
- 2 6-inch corn tortillas
- 2 cups vegetable oil
- 4 cups chopped iceberg lettuce
- 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 2/3 cup diced jicama
- 1/2 cup frozen sweet white corn (thaw)
- 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese
- 2 ts chopped cilantro
- 2 ts chopped basil
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 2 green onion,chopped(green part only)
Details
Adapted from topsecretrecipes.com
Preparation
Step 1
1. Make herb ranch dressing by whisking together all ingre. in a med bowl. Cover and chill.
2. Preheat grill to high. pound chicken breast fillets to about 1/2" thick. Rub w/ oil, sprinkle w/ S&P. Grill for 3-5 min per side or until done. When cool, chop chicken into 1/2=inch cubes, mix with BBQ sauce, and chill.
3. Preheat oil in a med saucepan over med heat. Slice tortillas into thin strips. Drop one strip into the oil as a test--it should bubble and fry to a nice golden brown in 2-3 min. When your oil is hot enough, fry all of the tortilla strips util golden brown, then drain them on paper towels.
4.Assenble each salad by combining 2 cups iceberg, 2 cups romaine, 1/3 cup jicama, 1/4 cup corn, 1/4 cup jack, 1 ts cilantro, and 1 ts basil in lg mixing bowl. Add 1/4 cup to 1/3 cup dressing to each salad and toss well. Spoon each salad onto a serving plate, top with half the chicken, a chopped tomato, and sprinkle w/ gr onion.
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