{"id":1918,"date":"2012-06-21T20:33:36","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T01:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2012-06-21T20:34:23","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T01:34:23","slug":"chicken-salad-with-black-beans-and-tomatoes-southwestern-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/?p=1918","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Salad with Black Beans and Tomatoes ( Southwestern Salad )"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not too long ago i had some salad with black beans , and to my surprised , i kinda enjoyed it . I wasn’t so much into black beans , even when we go to Chipotle , i always skipped the black beans and always picked lima beans instead . My husband doesn’t mind black beans , although he switches around between black and lima beans . And we’ve been trying to add a lot of salad as dinner menu in our weekday dinner . Just the other day he said about having salad for dinner again , so i thought why not trying to make southwestern salad . I wasn’t even a fan of southwestern salad years ago . I remember i was at a potluck dinner , and my MIL back then mentioned how delicious was the southwestern salad and she was thrilled when she found the recipe on her magazine .<\/p>\n

So anyway , i ended up making southwestern salad for tonight’s dinner . It’s really not that hard to make , and most of the stuff isn’t that expensive to get . I guess this can be your dollar dinner \ud83d\ude00 Well .. as long as the chicken breast was on sale for $1.00 LOL ..<\/p>\n

You need :<\/strong><\/p>\n

About 2 split breasts chicken , rub with oil , then run with this spice mix :<\/p>\n

1 tbsp. of chili powder<\/p>\n

2 tsp. light or dark brown sugar<\/p>\n

1 tsp. ground coriander<\/p>\n

1 tsp. ground cumin<\/p>\n

kosher salt<\/p>\n

Mix these spices together and rub them on the chicken breasts . You can grill the chicken or roast it in the oven , your choice . If you choose to roast , do it about 35 minutes for 350 F .Once it’s done , set aside , let it sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing them thinly .<\/em><\/p>\n

Now , let’s make the dressing :<\/strong><\/p>\n

6 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil<\/p>\n

2 tbsp plus 2 tsp. of freshly squeezed lime juice<\/p>\n

1 tbsp. of fresh chopped cilantro<\/p>\n

2 tsp. of honey<\/p>\n

ground black pepper<\/p>\n

Mix these ingredients together in a bowl , whisk well , and refrigerate until ready to use .<\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s make the salad :<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 cup of black beans , drained and rinsed<\/p>\n

1 cup of grape \/ cherry tomatoes , halves<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup of sweet corn<\/p>\n

2 green onions , thinly sliced<\/p>\n

2 tsp. of freshly chopped cilantro<\/p>\n

And 2 tbsp. of the dressing that you make before this .<\/p>\n

Mix all these ingredients together , set aside .<\/em><\/p>\n

Bibb Lettuce or Boston Lettuce , and avocado<\/p>\n

Serve on a bed of lettuce , then place your salsa ( beans , tomatoes , corn ) and top with the chicken , drizzle with little bit of the dressing .<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Not too long ago i had some salad with black beans , and to my surprised , i kinda enjoyed it . I wasn’t so much into black beans , even when we go to Chipotle , i always skipped the black beans and always picked lima beans instead . My husband doesn’t mind black beans , although he switches around between black and lima beans . And we’ve been trying to add a lot of salad as dinner menu in our weekday dinner . Just the other day he said about having salad for dinner again , so i thought why not trying to make southwestern salad . I wasn’t even a fan of southwestern salad years ago . I remember i was at a potluck dinner , and my MIL back then mentioned how delicious was the southwestern salad and she was thrilled when she found the recipe on her magazine . So anyway , i ended up making southwestern salad for tonight’s dinner . It’s really not that hard to make , and most of the stuff isn’t that expensive to get . I guess this can be your dollar dinner \ud83d\ude00 Well .. as long as the chicken breast was on sale for $1.00 LOL .. You need : About 2 split breasts chicken , rub with oil , then run with this spice mix : 1 tbsp. of chili powder 2 tsp. light or dark brown sugar 1 tsp. ground coriander 1 tsp. ground cumin kosher salt Mix these spices together and rub them on the chicken breasts . You can grill the chicken or roast it in the oven , your choice . If you choose to roast , do it about 35 minutes for 350 F .Once it’s done , set aside , let it sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing them thinly . Now , let’s make the dressing : 6 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp plus 2 tsp. of freshly squeezed lime juice 1 tbsp. of fresh chopped cilantro 2 tsp. of honey ground black pepper Mix these ingredients together in a bowl , whisk well , and refrigerate until ready to use . Let’s make the salad : 1 cup of black beans , drained and rinsed 1 cup of grape \/ cherry tomatoes , halves 1\/2 cup of sweet corn 2 green onions , thinly sliced 2 tsp. of freshly chopped cilantro And 2 tbsp. of the dressing that you make before this . Mix all these ingredients together , set aside . Bibb Lettuce or Boston Lettuce , and avocado Serve on a bed of lettuce , then place your salsa ( beans , tomatoes , corn ) and top with the chicken , drizzle with little bit of the dressing .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":1919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,7,11],"tags":[56],"class_list":["post-1918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-main-dishes","category-food-side-dishes","category-main-dishes-recipes","category-side-dishes-recipes","tag-salad-chicken-blackbeans"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1918"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1921,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1918\/revisions\/1921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.oliviaskitchen.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}