Southwestern Chicken Salad
Courtesy of Rachael Yerkes (EazyPeazyMeals)
Serves 2 to 4
INGREDIENTS
- 2 chicken breasts (boneless and skinless)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh salad greens for plating
- 1 can corn, drained
- 1 can black beans, drained
- 1 tomato, diced
- Creamy Tomatillo Dressing (recipe follows)
For the Southwestern Sauce
- 1 chipotle chili in adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) white wine vinegar
- A squeeze of fresh lime juice
- ½ tablespoon (7.5 ml) honey
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) nonfat plain Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) paprika
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) cumin
- ¼ teaspoon (1.25 ml) coriander
DIRECTIONS
- Fill and preheat the SousVide Supreme water oven to 140F/60C (or your preferred temperature for chicken breast.)
- Dice the chicken breasts to about ½ inch (2.5 cm) and season with salt and pepper.
- Put all the sauce ingredients into a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. (You can mix by hand, but be sure to chop the chipotle very finely first.)
- Toss the uncooked chicken in the sauce, put into a cooking pouch, and vacuum seal on Moist setting, if available. Take care not to pull the sauce into the sealing chamber by forcing the seal if needed.
- Submerge the pouch to cook for approximately 1 hr (but no more than 4 hours)
- Meanwhile, make the dressing (recipe below).
- Remove the chicken and quick chill in the pouch, submerged in an ice water bath (half ice, half water) or enjoy immediately hot. Serve over a bed of crisp greens, with a mound of corn, black beans, and tomatoes, all drizzled with the Creamy Tomatillo Buttermilk Ranch dressing. Alternatively, serve as a sandwich or wrap.
Creamy Tomatillo Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
INGREDIENTS
- 1¾ cups (211 g) sour cream
- 1 tomatillo, paper husk removed
- ½ jalapeño, stemmed and seeded
- ½ cup (120 ml) buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) chili powder
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) cumin
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) dried coriander
- ½ bunch (about ¾ cup/30 g) cilantro, divided use
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lime juice
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) dried chives
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) minced garlic
DIRECTIONS
- Put all ingredients into the blender (reserving half the cilantro)
- Blend until smooth.
- Add the remaining cilantro and pulse just a few times to maintain some visible green bits or finely chop it by hand and stir it in.