Name: BBQ Chicken Salad with BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 cups chicken; 2 cups BBQ sauce; 2 romaine hearts; ½ red onion; ¼ cup fresh cilantro; 1½ cups corn; 15 oz black beans; 4 oz sharp cheddar cheese; 2 oz Monterey Jack cheese; Tortilla strips; For the salad dressing:; 1 cup mayonnaise; ⅓ cup buttermilk; 1 tbsp fresh cilantro; 1 tbsp lime juice; 1 tsp white vinegar; 1 tsp granulated sugar; 1 clove garlic; ½ tsp salt; ⅛ tsp Cayenne pepper; ⅛ tsp black pepper; ¼ tsp ground cumin; ½ cup BBQ sauce

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How To Make BBQ Chicken Salad with BBQ Cilantro Lime Dressing

The sweet-smoky flavors of barbecue give this chicken salad its unique flavor. It comes with beans, lettuce, cheese, and a zesty and creamy dressing.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 3 hours

Total: 3 hours 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3cupschicken,cooked and shredded
2cupsBBQ sauce,homemade or store-bought
2romaine hearts,chopped
½red onion,diced
¼cupfresh cilantro,chopped
1½cupscorn
15ozblack beans,rinsed and drained
4ozsharp cheddar cheese,cubed or shredded
2ozmonterey jack cheese,cubed or shredded
tortilla strips

For Salad Dressing:

1cupmayonnaise
⅓cupbuttermilk
1tbspfresh cilantro,finely chopped
1tbsplime juice
1tspwhite vinegar
1tspgranulated sugar
1clovegarlic,finely minced
½tspsalt
⅛tspcayenne pepper
⅛tspblack pepper
¼tspground cumin
½cupBBQ sauce

Instructions

Cook and shred the chicken.
Once shredded, add the 2 cups of BBQ sauce to the chicken. Set aside until ready to use.
Whisk together the mayonnaise, buttermilk, chopped cilantro, lime juice, white vinegar, sugar, garlic, salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, cumin and BBQ sauce. Set aside until ready to use.
In a large bowl, toss the romaine, red onion, cilantro, corn, and black beans. Add the salad dressing to this, or serve it on the side.
Top salad with the cheese and tortilla strips. Enjoy!