Grilled cajun chicken salad *
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground red pepper |
| ½ | cup | Walnuts -OR- pecans; chopped |
| ½ | pounds | Chicken breasts; boneless, skinless |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cajun seasoning |
| ½ | pounds | Smoked Andouille sausage -OR hot Italain sausage links |
| 6 | cups | Mixed salad greens; torn |
| ½ | cup | Red bell pepper; cut in strips |
| 1 | cup | Honey-mustard dressing |
Directions
PATTI - VDRJ67A
SPICED NUTS
SALAD
Melt butter in small skillet over medium heat. Stir in sugar and ground red pepper; blend well. Stir in nuts to coat. Cook and stir over medium heat 4-5 minutes or until nuts are lightly toasted.
Remove from heat; cool completely.
Heat grill. Sprinkle cajun seasoning over chicken. When ready to grill, place chicken breast and sausage on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4-6" from medium coals. Cook 10-15 minutes or until chicken is tender and juices run clear, turning once. Cook sausage 15-20 minutes, turning frequently. Cut chicken into strips; cut sausage into ½" slices. Line 6 salad plates with greens and red bell pepper strips; arrange chicken and sausage on top. Sprinkle with spiced nuts. Serve with dressing.