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Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad
with avocados / roasted radishes / almonds

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We love a classic chicken Caesar salad and wanted to give it a Cook Smarts twist. In our version, which we first featured in 2018, the chicken is flavored with Cajun seasoning. The salad gets a boost of extra veggies and color with the addition of roasted radishes and baby spinach. 

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Ingredients

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Servings:
4
Caesar Dressing:
  • Garlic - 1 clove
  • Anchovy filets (opt) - 2 , mashed, more to taste
  • Tahini - 1 Tbsp
  • Mustard, Dijon - 2 tsp
  • Lemon juice - 2 tsp
  • Bragg's / coconut aminos - 1 tsp
  • Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp
Blackened Chicken Caesar Salad:
  • Chicken breasts, boneless and skinless - 1 lb , halved
  • Cajun seasoning - 1 1/2 Tbsp (sub Jerk seasoning)
  • Radishes - 10 , quartered
  • Lettuce, romaine - 4 oz , chopped
  • Cucumbers - 8 oz , chopped
  • Avocados - 1 , cubed
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
  • Baby spinach - 4 oz (sub finely chopped kale)
  • Almonds, sliced - 2 oz

Prep

  1. Caesar dressing - Chop garlic. Mash garlic and anchovy filets together with a fork. Add tahini, mustard, lemon juice, aminos, and olive oil. If you prefer a smooth dressing, you can blend it with an immersion blender. Season with some salt and pepper. (Can be done 1 day ahead)

  2. Chicken - Slice chicken in half. Tenderize with a fork and rub with Cajun seasoning. (Can be done 1 day ahead)

  3. Radishes / Lettuce / Cucumbers / Avocados - Prep as directed.

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Make

  1. Turn on the oven’s broiler (use the low setting if possible). Place an oven rack about 6” / 15 cm from the broiler.

  2. Brush a large sheet pan with some oil or spray with nonstick cooking spray.

  3. On the sheet pan, spread out radishes. Toss with cooking oil and season with some salt. Add chicken to pan (move radishes aside so chicken does not cover them).

  4. Place chicken / radishes under broiler and broil chicken until cooked through, turning chicken and stirring radishes halfway through cooking, ~10 minutes total. (Watch chicken closely and if it starts to burn, turn off the broiler and continue cooking at 400F / 204C until chicken is cooked through.)

  5. Slice chicken.

  6. Assemble salads by tossing radishes, cucumbers, avocados, lettuce, and spinach with half the dressing. Top salads with sliced chicken and almonds. Add more dressing if you’d like. Enjoy!


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