Chipotle Chicken and Blood Orange Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
Chipotle Chicken and Blood Orange Salad with Honey Lime Dressing is my winter salad of choice. It’s great for meal prep or an easy, healthy weeknight dinner. This salad is packed with lots of greens, veggies, protein and immune-boosting citrus fruit!
Ingredients
Chipotle chicken:
- 1 lb chicken breasts 2-3 breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lime juice half of 1 lime
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
Honey Lime Dressing:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon lime juice half of 1 lime
- 3 cloves garlic pressed
- 2 ½ tablespoons chipotle pepper adobo sauce*
- ¼ teaspoon cumin
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped (optional)
Salad:
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1 bell pepper diced
- 1 jalapeno sliced (optional)
- ½ red onion sliced
- 2 blood oranges peeled
- 1 avocado thinly sliced
- ½ cup Monterrey Jack cheese of your favorite, shredded
- 6-8 cups romaine lettuce and mixed greens
- Fresh cilantro and toasted pumpkin seeds for serving
Instructions
- Place chicken breasts in a shallow dish. In a small bowl, whisk together remaining chipotle chicken ingredients, and rub evenly over both sides of the chicken breasts. If time permits, let chicken sit for 30 minutes at room temperature or overnight. If refrigerated, let chicken sit at room temperature for 15-30 minutes before cooking.
- Add oil to a large skillet and heat over medium-high. Once hot, add chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes until browned. Reduce heat to medium. Flip chicken, cover and cook for an additional 6-7 minutes until chicken is fully cooked through. Once done, let rest for 5-7 minutes then slice.
- While the chicken cooks, you can make the dressing. Add all ingredients to a small bowl, and whisk until combined. Adjust to taste: add more adobo sauce for more heat, more honey to make it sweeter, or more lime to make it tangier.
- In a large serving bowl, toss together salad ingredients, sliced chicken and dressing. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro and pumpkin seeds. Serve!
Notes
*I used Frontera Chipotle Pepper Adobo Sauce with Roasted Tomato. Alternatively, you can buy chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. If you go this route, I recommend you starting with 2 chipotle peppers, and finely chopping them. For more heat, add more peppers or a little bit of the sauce to the dressing.
Nutritional information is automatically calculated by a third party software and is only an estimate, not a guarantee. This information is provided as courtesy, and you are solely responsible for all decisions related to your health.
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