Hot Honey Chicken Salad
Try this hot honey chicken salad, a perfect blend of sweet, spicy, and crunchy that makes healthy eating worthwhile.
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Ingredients
Hot Honey Sauce
- 6 tbsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp Pineapple juice
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp White vinegar
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper
- 1/8 tsp Crushed red pepper
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
- 2 tsp Tapioca flour mixed with 2 tsp water
Salad Ingredients
- 1 pound Chicken breasts, baked and diced
- 2 Romaine lettuce
- 1 cup Corn, roasted
- 1 Cucumber, sliced
- 1/4 Red onion, sliced thinly
- 1/2 Red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese, freshly shredded
- Ranch dressing
Instructions
- Heat the grill to 375℉.
- Lightly season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
- Grill the chicken for 7-8 minutes per side or until the internal temperature is 165℉. Remove from the grill and tent with foil while preparing the hot honey sauce.
- In a 2 quart saucepan, simmer the honey, brown sugar, pineapple juice, lemon juice, vinegar, soy sauce, cayenne, crushed red pepper, and black pepper for 10 minutes.
- Whisk in the tapioca flour slurry and stir until thickened. Remove from the heat.
- Dice the grilled chicken and toss into the saucepan, stirring to cover the chicken with hot honey sauce.
- Fill each salad plate with romaine lettuce and top with roasted corn, sliced cucumber, sliced red onion, and sliced bell pepper.
- Add the hot honey chicken to the salad and top with freshly shredded cheddar cheese.
- Serve with ranch dressing on the side.
Nutrition
Serving: 1saladCalories: 375kcal
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