Mexican Spiced Chicken and Lime Salsa Salad. The low fat, super flavourful salsa complements the seasoned chicken strips and also acts as a nutritious, delicious dressing for the salad.
This salad makes use of some delicious baked chicken strips, well seasoned with Mexican spices to build a gorgeous full meal salad made even more delicious by using some very tasty fresh lime salsa instead of oily salad dressing.
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Mexican Spiced Chicken and Lime Salsa Salad
Mexican Spiced Chicken and Lime Salsa Salad - the low fat, super flavourful salsa complements the seasoned chicken strips and also acts as a nutritious, delicious dressing for the salad.
Ingredients
For the baked seasoned chicken strips
- 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into about 4 to 5 strips each
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp chipotle powder
- 1 tsp ground dry oregano
- 4 tbsp water
- 2 eggs
For the Easy Lime Salsa
- 3 large fresh tomatoes, diced
- 1 medium red onion diced
- 1 small jalapeño pepper, minced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ red pepper, diced
- ½ green pepper
- Juice of one lime
- Zest of one lime finely chopped
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- Salt and pepper to season
Instructions
- Sift together the flour, salt, pepper, cumin, chill powder and oregano.
- Make an egg wash my whisking together the water and eggs.
- Dip the chicken strips in the egg wash before dipping them in the flour mixture to coat. Place on a lightly oiled, preheated baking sheet.
- Spray a little oil over the top of the chicken pieces too. Bake in a preheated 400 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes, turning the pieces once about half way through the cooking time.
- Serve on a mixed salad topped with Easy Lime Salsa.
To prepare the Easy Lime Salsa
- Combine all ingredients, tossing together well. Cover in a glass bowl and store in the refrigerator. Make at least an hour in advance of serving, stirring occasionally.
- This is a good basic recipe that you can add other things to if you prefer. I have often added roasted corn, roasted peppers, chopped avocado and even pineapple.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 401Total Fat 8gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 195mgSodium 559mgCarbohydrates 37gFiber 7gSugar 7gProtein 47g
The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.
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