Chicken Salad With Sweet & Spicy Lemon Ginger Dressing

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice, meyer
• 2/3 cup light olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons garlic chives, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons candied ginger, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons candied lemon peel, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, coarse
• 1 -2 teaspoon jalapeno pepper, diced
• 4 cups romaine lettuce, baby
• 3 cups cooked chicken, chunks, skinned
• 1 red onion, sliced in rings
• 2 carrots, julienned
• 1 cup grape tomatoes, whole
• 1/4 cup golden raisin
• 1 apple, spartan, thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup pineapple chunk, fresh
• 1/4 cup green seedless grape, halved
• 1/8 cup macadamia nuts, halved & roasted

Recipe

• 1 into your electric blender add sugar, maple syrup, lemon juice, olive oil, mustard, garlic chives, candied ginger and candied lemon peel, sea salt and jalapeño pepper.
• 2 puree the mixture until smooth.
• 3 let the dressing sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes.
• 4 place all the prepared salad ingredients into a large bowl, toss with dressing and enjoy.