Barbecued Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 tsp. Key West Spice Company Island Grill Seasoning
- 1/4 cup Fighting Cock Bourbon Barbecue Sauce
- 2- 5 oz. skinless boneless chicken breasts
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for the vegetables
- 12 asparagus spears, bottoms trimmed
- 1 fresh cob of corn, husked and silk removed
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice
for the salad- 3 cups mixed greens, rinsed, dried, and roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped or shredded red cabbage, for color and crunch (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- your favorite blue cheese dressing
grill the chicken and vegetables
- Preheat the grill to medium high, then clean and oil the grates.
- Sprinkle chicken with Key West Spice Company Island Grill Seasoning. Brush the vegetables thoroughly with the citrus butter sauce.
- Place the chicken and vegetables directly on the grill grates. Let the chicken cook until the sides become opaque, then flip. Turn the corn, asparagus spear.,The asparagus will finish first: remove to a holding plate when they begin to lightly char or blister.
- When the chicken has cooked through – it will feel firm with just a little give – flip and brush the Fighting Cock Bourbon Barbecue Sauce on the top. Flip again and brush with more sauce. Let the sauce cook on the chicken for a few minutes, then flip and repeat both sides again, and remove to a holding plate.
- Remove the corn from the grill when the kernels begin to char.
assemble the salad
- When the grilled food has cooled, remove the kernels from the cob, and slice the asparagus, and chicken.
- Place the salad greens, cabbage, and red bell pepper in a large serving bowl. Add the grilled ingredients, arranging the chicken over the top. Spoon blue cheese dressing over the chicken (or serve on the side).
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