BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

Chopped romaine, sweet corn, and black beans topped with smoky barbecued chicken drizzled with a zesty vinaigrette and sprinkled with Parmesan cheese is the perfect summertime salad. It comes together quickly and is a healthy and flavorful meal. Take advantage of this simple, no-oven dinner and make this delicious BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette.

I like to use Sweet Baby Ray’s barbecue sauce on the chicken, but this recipe is versatile because you can use your favorite barbecue sauce and your preferred method to grill chicken. You can make as much or as little as you want, tailoring it to feed a crowd, serving it as a weeknight dinner, or assembling the ingredients ahead of time for meal prepping.

This salad was first introduced to me by a lady at church whom I met in my college days. She made it for me, and wow! It was soooo good. The sweet and smoky barbecue chicken paired with the cilantro lime vinaigrette makes this recipe memorable. If you love it as much as I do, you will be making it on repeat, even when it’s not summertime.

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How to Make BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

Make the vinaigrette a few hours or the night before if possible, so the ingredients have time to meld together.
In a blender, add the olive oil, lime juice, balsamic vinegar, honey, ground cumin, and salt. Blend until completely combined.
Store leftovers in a sealed jar in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
For serving the salad, place the sliced bbq chicken on a plate, the chopped romaine lettuce in a bowl, the drained black beans and corn in separate bowls, the Parmesan cheese in a small bowl, and the jar of Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette next to the other ingredients.

Assemble the salad by placing chopped romaine lettuce on the bottom of the plate. Top it with a scoop of corn and black beans. Put the sliced bbq chicken on top and drizzle it with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
Enjoy!

Tips for How to Make BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

Make the vinaigrette a few hours in advance or overnight for the flavors to meld together.
Use your favorite barbecue sauce for the grilled chicken.
You can use grated or shredded Parmesan cheese.
Avocado, red onions, and tomatoes are good add-ins if you want to add more veggies.
Make as much or as little as you want, tailoring it to feed a crowd, serving it as a weeknight dinner, or assembling the ingredients ahead of time for meal prepping.

Chef’s Tools for BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing:

BBQ Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette

Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

The sweet and smoky barbecue chicken paired with the cilantro lime vinaigrette makes this recipe memorable.

Author: Maria

Recipe type: Salad/Summer

Ingredients

For the Vinaigrette:
⅓ cup olive oil
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp salt
Big handful of cilantro (Try to keep the big and thick stems out.)
For the Salad:
Barbecued Chicken Breasts with your favorite bbq sauce, sliced in pieces
Romaine lettuce, chopped
Canned Black Beans, drained and rinsed
Canned Corn, drain and rinsed
Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded

Instructions

For the Vinaigrette:
Make the vinaigrette a few hours or the night before if possible, so the ingredients have time to meld together.
In a blender, add the olive oil, lime juice, balsamic vinegar, honey, ground cumin, and salt. Blend until completely combined.
Store leftovers in a sealed jar in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
For the Salad:
Assemble the salad by placing chopped romaine lettuce on the bottom of the plate. Top it with a scoop of corn and black beans.
Put the sliced bbq chicken on top and drizzle it with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
Enjoy!