How to Make Tasty Chipotle Chicken Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

Chipotle Chicken Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette. Chipotle Chicken Salad with Honey Lime Mango Dressing will have you actually craving salad! This Chipotle Chicken Salad is bursting with tender, juicy fiestalicious chicken, crunchy veggies, salty sunflower seeds and crispy tortilla strips all sprinkled with buttery Monterrey Jack Cheese and doused in sweet, tangy and refreshing Honey Lime Mango Dressing! I love an all purpose, delicious vinaigrette and that's exactly what this Chipotle Honey Lime Vinaigrette is!

This southwest chicken chopped salad is packed full of healthy veggies and beans and is topped with a copycat version of Chipotle's honey vinaigrette. A while back, I came across a southwest seasoning mix at Penzey's that got me on a streak of some fantastic salads. Chipotle Grilled Chicken salad has a Honey Jalapeno Vinaigrette that makes this salad sweet and spicy. You can cook Chipotle Chicken Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chipotle Chicken Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette

1. Prepare 2 Tbsp of lime juice (about 1 lime).
2. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
3. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
4. It's 1 tsp of black pepper.
5. You need 1 Tbsp of honey.
6. You need 1/4 cup of olive oil.
7. It's 1 tsp of chipotle powder.
8. It's 1 tsp of ground cumin.
9. You need 1 tsp of oregano.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of mayonnaise.
11. It's 3 Tbsp of olive oil.
12. Prepare 2 of chicken boobs.
13. Prepare 1 head of romaine, chopped.
14. It's 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, sliced.
15. Prepare 1/2 of red onion, diced.
16. It's 1 of avocado, diced.
17. You need 1 cup of thawed corn.
18. You need 2 Tbsp of cilantro, minced.

It's full of color, texture, and delicious flavors that make this salad anything other than ordinary. I developed this recipe for Chipotle Lime Honey Vinaigrette to go with my Chipotle Lime Chicken Kabobs, but it goes great with any kind of salad, grilled fish or shrimp. There are so many flavor directions you can go with a basic vinaigrette, but this combination of chipotle, lime and honey is one of my favorites. This Honey Chipotle Salad Dressing is inspired by the famous burrito chain itself, and is full of irresistibly delicious sweet and savory and smoky flavors.

Chipotle Chicken Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette instructions

1. Combine the lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, honey, and olive oil in a small mason jar or bowl. Whisk/shake the vinaigrette..
2. Pour ~2 Tbsp of the vinaigrette into a qt zip lock. Add the chipotle, cumin, and oregano to the zip lock and mix..
3. To the remaining dressing, add the mayo and mix again. The mayonaise helps stabilize the dressing. Taste for salt..
4. Butterfly the chicken boobs..
5. Put the chicken in the zip lock and smoosh around with the marinade. Set aside while you prep the other salad ingredients..
6. Rinse and chop the lettuce..
7. Combine the tomato, corn, onion, avocado, and cilantro..
8. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over med-high heat. Sear the chicken ~5 minutes. Remove from skillet and rest. Feel free to sprinkle a little extra salt on them. Slice..
9. Assemble the salad with a bed of lettuce, the sliced chicken, and the mix. Drizzle with vinaigrette and serve..

Perfect for salads, marinades, roasted veggies, tacos and more! So…apparently you all really love the famous salad dressing at Chipotle. 💛 Chipotle-Honey-Lime Vinaigrette. A delicious, colorful, sweet and spicy salad with diced chicken, a mango pico de gallo salsa, blue cheese, and cranberries in a wonderful chipotle lime vinaigrette. Combine the lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, honey, and olive oil in a small mason jar or bowl. Whether a simple spring salad, a grilled chicken salad, or a mango salsa salad, chipotle lime vinaigrette just works.