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Carol1229
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Registered: ‎12-20-2010

BLT Chicken Salad

‎09-07-2011 03:20 PM

/><br/> <br/> It's cold and rainy here in MA and it sounds like it will this way until the weekend.........ugh. I needed to set the dinner table with sunshine last night-and this was the perfect recipe to accomplish that.<br/> <br/> I've been making this salad ever since the magazine it's in arrived in my mailbox 11 years ago. It's makes a fantastic easy and delicious meal.<br/> <br/> Since it's getting close to grocery shopping day and the fresh produce I use in my huge
What I really like to do is carry the flavor theme through and use grilled chicken coated with the same barbecue sauce as in the dressing. It bumps the barbecue flavor up nicely. This salad is a great home for leftover cooked chicken of all kinds-and it's great with leftover turkey too.

Another plus with this recipe is just about everything can be done earlier in the day. I made the dressing, cooked the bacon and boiled the eggs in the morning, the chicken had been grilled on Monday, so all that was needed was to give the lettuce a wash and spin and slice a little red onion.

I don't measure the salad ingredients-I always put in the amount of tomatoes, red onion, bacon and eggs that we like. If it looks like there won't be enough dressing for the size salad I've made, the dressing is easy enough to double.

This is also a super dish to take to a get together......take a platter with this salad on it and you'll be a rock star at your next pot luck.

We really enjoyed dinner last night-even though the rain was pouring from the sky, this salad was the "sunshine" we needed to brighten up the meal.

Carol


/><br/> <br/> BLT CHICKEN SALAD<br/> (Source: slightly adapted from Quick Cooking July/August 2000)<br/> <br/> DRESSING:<br/> 1/2 c. mayonnaise (I use reduced fat mayonnaise)<br/> 3-4 Tbsp. barbecue sauce<br/> 2 Tbsp. finely chopped onion<br/> 1 Tbsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice<br/> 1 Tbsp. milk<br/> 1/4 tsp. black pepper<br/> <br/> SALAD:<br/> 8 c. torn salad greens<br/> 1/2 c. sliced red onion<br/> 2 large tomatoes, chopped<br/> 1 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cubed (any leftover cooked chicken works great in this salad-leftover cooked turkey is wonderful in it too)<br/> 10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled<br/> 4 hard boiled eggs, sliced<br/> <br/> For the dressing, in a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, onion, lemon juice, milk and pepper; mix well. Cover; refrigerate until serving.<br/> <br/> Place salad greens on a large serving platter. Sprinkle with red onion, tomatoes, chicken and bacon; garnish with hard boiled egg slices.<br/> <br/> Drizzle dressing over top or serve dressing on the side. 8 servings.<br/> <br/> <img src=
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