Recipe: Capital Chicken Salad

CAPITAL CHICKEN SALAD

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
Marinade: recipe follows
1 cup garbanzo beans, drained
4 tablespoons chopped green chilies
2 avocados, peeled, diced
2 medium tomatoes, cored, seeded, diced
1 head Romaine lettuce, cut in thin strips
1/2 cup Spicy Lime Dressing: recipe follows
28 blue corn tortilla chips
4 teaspoons sour cream
4 tablespoons bottled tomato salsa

Place chicken in Marinade and refrigerate about 4 hours. On prepared grill, cook chicken about 10 minutes, turning once, or saut in heavy frypan sprayed with vegetable spray. In large bowl, mix together garbanzo beans, chilies, avocados, tomatoes, lettuce and Spicy Lime Dressing; gently toss. On individual plates or bowls, arrange 6 tortilla chips around edge with portion of salad mixture in center. Cut each chicken breast half into 4 or 5 strips and place on top with l tortilla chip in center topped with 1 teaspoonsour cream and l tablespoon salsa.

Makes 4 servings.

Marinade:
In blender, place 1 1/2 cups fresh pineapple juice, 3 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons sesame oil, 1/2 cup cider vinegar, 2 tablespoons sugar, 4 cloves garlic, 4 tablespoons ground chili, 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander and 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin. Blend until smooth.

Spicy Lime Dressing:
In blender, place 1/4 clove garlic, 1/2 shallot, 1/2 teaspoon ground chili, 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 3/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 3/4 teaspoon pureed ancho chili, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Process on medium speed, slowly adding 1/2 cup peanut oil.

Source: National Chicken Council