Chicken Salad With Chipotle Cilantro Dressing

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups cooked chicken, diced or shredded (i use a deli, rotisserie chicken or left over grilled chicken)
• 1/2 cup onion, diced (you can use whatever kind you like)
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1 fresh jalapeno, seeded and chopped (optional)
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, packed
• 2 tablespoons chipotle chiles in adobo, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/3 cup lime juice, fresh squeezed
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons honey

Recipe

• 1 mix chicken, onion, and peppers in a salad bowl.
• 2 place all dressing ingredient in food processer and process until blended.
• 3 pour dressing over chicken and stir to blend.
• 4 chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
• 5 this salad tastes even better the next day, so it can be made 1-2 days in advance. you can adjust the heat by adding more or less chipotle peppers or you can adjust the sweetness by adding more or less honey.