This isn’t your average grilled chicken chopped salad — it’s so much better! With hearty toppings and a tangy pickle-spiked dressing, this potluck-friendly, make-ahead salad is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Whether or not you start with a shot of whiskey is totally up to you.MORE+LESS-
2
boneless skinless chicken breasts (6 oz each)
1
tablespoon vegetable oil
1
tablespoon barbecue seasoning
3
tablespoons spicy dill pickle juice (from 24-oz jar)
1
tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
3
cloves garlic, finely chopped
3
hearts romaine, chopped (about 10 cups)
1/2
cup chopped cooked bacon
1/2
cup crumbled sharp Cheddar cheese (2 oz)
1/3
cup chopped spicy dill pickles
1
plum (Roma) tomato, seeded and diced
2
green onions, thinly sliced
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1
Heat gas or charcoal grill. Coat chicken in oil and barbecue seasoning. Place chicken on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 5 minutes. Turn chicken; cook 4 to 7 minutes longer or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (165°F). Transfer to cutting board; cool 5 to 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Dice chicken.
2
Meanwhile, to make dressing, in large bowl, mix pickle juice, Worcestershire sauce and sugar until sugar dissolves. Beat in mayonnaise and garlic with whisk.
3
Arrange romaine on serving platter. Top with chicken, bacon, cheese, pickles, tomato and green onions. Serve salad with dressing.
Expert Tips
- Pickleback is bar-speak for a drink that uses pickle juice as a chaser: Follow a shot of straight bourbon with a shot of pickle juice to take the edge off the bourbon. Pork rinds are optional.
- To make ahead, cool cooked chicken completely in refrigerator before chopping. Assemble salad. Cover and refrigerate up to 4 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 670
- Calories from Fat
- 510
% Daily Value
- Total Fat
- 57g
- 88%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 61%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 105mg
- 34%
- Sodium
- 880mg
- 37%
- Potassium
- 640mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 9g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 29g
- Vitamin A
- 210%
- 210%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 3 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 10 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
