Grilled Asian Honey Lemon Chicken Salad

Just looking at this salad, you know it screams 

SUMMERTIME!

It's crunchy, it's cool, it's tangy, it's hearty and it packs a Umami punch.

Meaning it's not only chock full of chicken, it's full of FLA-VOR.

This chicken can be grilled the night before, chilled and then served the next day. 

Which means the chicken component is actually a two-fer. (You get 2 meals out of one dish-yay!)

I love to make my dressing from a mix of 3-4 great Asian products, 2 kinds of salad dressings and Ponzu Sauce.

If you haven't tried Ponzu, you really should. It's a citrus based soy sauce and it amps up the flavor of anything you would normally use plain soy sauce in-it's bright and a little tangy.

Sansho pepper is another personal favorite. It's a little harder to find, try the Oriental section of a large grocery store or if your lucky enough to have an Asian market, I'm certain they'll have it. It's pepper-like with a citrus taste also. 

This whole dish has a bright, citrusy thing going on and it's soooo good.

Believe it or not the amount of chicken on this salad is only 2 tenderloins!

You're getting lots of lean, protein packed nutrients in this salad!

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Let's get your Umami on!

Marinade for Chicken

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup honey

juice of 1 lemon

1-2 garlic cloves, crushed or micro planed

1 tbs micro planed ginger or 1 tsp dry powder

1tsp black pepper

Place all in a large sealable bag and mix. add in up to 2 pounds of boneless skinless chicken, mixing well and marinate in the frig 2-4 hours or even overnight.

Heat a grill or grill pan and cook 10-14 minutes, turning occasionally or until 160F or juices run clear. Enjoy and then refrigerate the leftovers.

Salad Ingredients

2 cups romaine sliced 

1/2 cup fresh spinach

1 carrot julienned

1/4 cup sugar snap peas sliced on the bias

1 green onion sliced

4 oz. of cooked chicken, sliced

1 tbs Ponzu

1 tbs Oriental dressing 

1 tbs Sesame vinaigrette 

Sansho pepper-opt.

Place salad ingredients in a large shallow bowl. 

Whisk Ponzu and dressing together and drizzle over the salad. Season to taste and enjoy.

Enjoy!!  

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