Friday, August 7, 2009

Cuban Salad

From the Happy Housewife

Salad:

  • 2 chicken breasts, pounded thin
  • 1 head romaine lettuce
  • 1 can back beans
  • 1 cup frozen corn (cooked)
  • 1/4 cup green onions chopped
  • 1 small red pepper, sliced thin

Grill chicken until thoroughly cooked, slice into strips. Chop lettuce and divide on to four plates. Heat black beans and corn and spoon on top of the lettuce. Add sliced pepper and onion. Top with sliced chicken.


Dressing:

  • 2 TBS lime juice
  • 1/4 cup cilantro
  • 1 1/2 teas sugar
  • 1 teas minced garlic
  • 1/2 teas chili powder
  • 1/2 teas salt
  • 1/2 teas pepper
  • 1/3 cup olive oil

Put all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Pour over prepared salad.For a fun twist add blue corn chips.