Grilled Chicken and Charred Corn Salad
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Grilled Chicken and Charred Corn SaladThis grilled salad is a great excuse to eat – and cook – alfresco. The smoked paprika adds to the grilled flavour, but you can use regular sweet or hot paprika in its place.2 user reviews.
Grilled Chicken and Charred Corn Salad
Photography by Edward Pond
This recipe makes 4 servings
Nutritional Info |
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|---|---|
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 364364 cal |
| pro | 32 g32g pro |
| total fat | 17 g17g total fat |
| sat. fat | 3 g3g sat. fat |
| carb | 26 g26g carb |
| fibre | 7 g7g fibre |
| chol | 67 mg67mg chol |
| sodium | 384 mg384mg sodium |
| potassium | 1,113 mg1,113mg potassium |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 66 calcium |
| iron | 2121 iron |
| vit A | 101101 vit A |
| vit C | 7575 vit C |
| folate | 133133 folate |
This grilled salad is a great excuse to eat – and cook – alfresco. The smoked paprika adds to the grilled flavour, but you can use regular sweet or hot paprika in its place.
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 corn cobs , husked2 corn cobs, husked
- 1 bunch asparagus , trimmed1 bunch asparagus, trimmed
- 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 tsp white wine vinegar 4 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 clove garlic , minced1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 8 cups torn romaine lettuce 8 cups torn romaine lettuce
- 2 large tomatoes , chopped2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 1 green onion , sliced1 green onion, sliced
Preparation
Sprinkle chicken with half each of the salt and pepper.
Brush corn and asparagus with 1 tbsp of the oil.
Place chicken and corn on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and grill, turning chicken once and corn as needed, until chicken is no longer pink inside and corn is slightly charred and tender, 10 minutes for chicken, 15 minutes for corn. Remove to plate; keep warm.
Add asparagus to grill; grill, covered and turning often, until tender-crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Add to plate.
Diagonally slice chicken. Cut corn from cobs. Cut asparagus into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
Whisk vinegar, mustard, garlic, paprika and remaining oil, salt and pepper.
In large bowl, toss together corn, asparagus, lettuce, tomatoes, green onion and dressing; top with chicken.
Brush corn and asparagus with 1 tbsp of the oil.
Place chicken and corn on greased grill over medium-high heat; close lid and grill, turning chicken once and corn as needed, until chicken is no longer pink inside and corn is slightly charred and tender, 10 minutes for chicken, 15 minutes for corn. Remove to plate; keep warm.
Add asparagus to grill; grill, covered and turning often, until tender-crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Add to plate.
Diagonally slice chicken. Cut corn from cobs. Cut asparagus into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces.
Whisk vinegar, mustard, garlic, paprika and remaining oil, salt and pepper.
In large bowl, toss together corn, asparagus, lettuce, tomatoes, green onion and dressing; top with chicken.
Source : Canadian Living Magazine: July 2011
- Keywords : Summer; Dinner; Grill/Barbecue; Chicken; Corn; Asparagus; Garlic; Lettuce; Tomatoes; 400 calories;
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