Coconut Chicken Salad
Coconut Chicken Salad might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 650 calories, 32g of protein, and 46g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up coconut milk, bell pepper, garlic-pepper blend, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.
Instructions
In small bowl, mix reserved pineapple juice, the olive oil, vinegar, garlic-pepper blend, 1/4 teaspoon ginger and the salt with whisk; set aside.
In medium bowl, toss lettuce, bell pepper and pineapple chunks; set aside.
Coat both sides of chicken with cornstarch; shake off excess. In shallow bowl, mix coconut milk, soy sauce, 1/4 teaspoon ginger and the egg with whisk until blended. In another shallow bowl, mix bread crumbs and coconut.
In large skillet, heat 1 inch vegetable oil over medium heat or to 350°F. Dip chicken in coconut milk mixture, then coat with bread crumb mixture. Cook chicken in oil 10 to 12 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F).
Stir dressing; drizzle over lettuce mixture and toss to coat. Divide salad among 4 plates.
Cut chicken diagonally into slices; arrange on salads.