6/18/2011 Basket - Barbecue Chicken Salad with Cilantro Ranch Dressing, Fresh Salsa

Thanks to all the lettuce we get in our baskets, we are constantly coming up with fun, new salads to eat. Salads are a great catch-all meal because you can use random extras and leftovers in your fridge. This salad was inspired by some leftover barbecue chicken we had.

Barbecue Chicken Salad
Uses: Romaine lettuce, tomatoes

Chop some onion and mix with diced chicken and barbecue sauce. Toss with romaine lettuce, diced tomatoes, and grated provolone. Serve with Cilantro Ranch Dressing (see recipe below).

Cilantro Ranch Dressing

4 T Herdez green salsa
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup mayo
2 T ranch dressing mix
2 cloves garlic
1/2-3/4 bunch cilantro

Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.


Fresh Salsa
Uses: Tomatoes, sweet peppers


4 tomatoes
1 mango
1/4-1/3 cup chopped onion
4 sweet peppers (I used 2 yellow and 2 orange)
1/4-1/3 cup chopped cilantro
lime juice
garlic salt

Dice the tomatoes, mango, and sweet peppers. Combine in a medium bowl with onion and cilantro. Add lime juice and garlic salt to taste.