If you feel inclined you could do a few simple things to jazz this salad up. A few dried cranberries or cherries would be a great addition, as well as a sprinkle or two of blue cheese, and maybe a few sprinkles of crushed cashews just for added texture, but only if you're in the mood! The idea is to keep it nice and simple!
Cashew Chicken Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
Adapted from Simple Essentials Chicken
by Donna Hay
Serves 4
1 cup cashew nuts
1/2 pound or so (7-8 ounces) chicken tenders
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 - 2 heads romaine lettuce
Honey Mustard Dressing:
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon white vinegar
To make the honey mustard dressing: Combine the mustard, honey, and vinegar. Set aside.
To make the salad: Place the cashews in a food processor and process for 2 - 3 minutes. Coat the chicken with the cashew and salt and pepper. Heat a medium non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil to the pan and cook the chicken for 2- 3 minutes each side or until cooked through. To serve, toss the chicken with the lettuce and spoon over the dressing and serve.
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This sounds right up my alley --- I just made a Chinese cashew chicken, so I have plenty of raw cashews leftover!
ReplyDeleteI love a good hearty and simple salad--and of course you can't go wrong with honey-mustard dressing. ;-) A great way to welcome Donna Hay--and thanks for sharing it with Souper Sundays too.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great salad. I am not sure you would have to "jazz it up" .
ReplyDeleteHappy fall to you!
Perfect dish to welcome Donna Hay, Kim. Like you, I love chicken with any kind of nuts, especially if those nuts happen to be cooked right onto the chicken to make a crunchy, nutty crust. I love everything about this dish - chicken, nuts, quick, easy, and that dressing!
ReplyDeleteI could see that nut crusting being perfect on everything. And I kind of have a thing for honey mustard...a perfect pairing!
ReplyDeleteYum! I love love love cashews and the thought of using them to crust chicken instead of bread crumbs is even better ... as I find that glutens and I need to budget our time together ... switching out the glutenous coating makes for nuts is so clever!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great choice to welcome Donna! This was a recipe I had ear marked, looks so good. I am happy to be cooking with you all at IHCC.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the very nice comment you left me, Kim :-)
Hi Kim,
ReplyDeleteA lovely salad. Like everything in it! Sounds so good with the honey mustard dressing!
A great potluck dish!
That's a wonderful looking salad! I would love this for lunch. The nut crust on the chicken sounds especially delicious.
ReplyDeleteKeeping it simple sounds good to me...and also your quick suggestions for some simple additions also sound wonderful. So many choices...lovely photo of it all. That crunchy chicken had me at the first sight as well.
ReplyDeleteIt figures that we both made salad with honey mustard dressing! And another salad I would actually not mind eating as a meal!
ReplyDeleteI love nut-crusted chicken too--any kind of nut will do.
A raspberry chipotle would be good on this as well. Yum
ReplyDeleteWhat could be better than a nice crispy crunchy chicken - with nuts. Nice choice.
ReplyDeleteI could cram all of that into a wrap for a great lunch at work.
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