Poppy Seed Fruited Chicken Salad

Name: Poppy Seed Fruited Chicken Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 small boneless skinless chicken planks, cut in bite size pieces; 1/2 c raspberry walnut vinaigrette; 2 tsp poppy seeds; 1/2 c diced red apple, cored but unpeeled; 1/2 c red bell pepper, diced; 1/4 c chopped almonds or walnuts, optional; 1/2 c navel orange segments. diced; 1/2 c red grapes, halved; 1/2 c pineapple, chunks drained; 1 small personal size seedless watermelon, sliced in 1/2; DRESSING:; 1/4 c mayonnaise, to taste; 1/4 c light honey(dark is to strong); 1/4 c thawed limeade concentrate, undiluted

By Pat Duran
@kitchenChatter

This photo by Betty Crocker recipes, inspired me to make my own salad and place it in this star design.
Hope you like my salad, in this star shape.

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Serves:

4 servings

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Ingredients

4 small

boneless skinless chicken planks, cut in bite size pieces
1/2 c

raspberry walnut vinaigrette
2 tsp

poppy seeds
1/2 c

diced red apple, cored but unpeeled
1/2 c

red bell pepper, diced
1/4 c

chopped almonds or walnuts, optional
1/2 c

navel orange segments. diced
1/2 c

red grapes, halved
1/2 c

pineapple, chunks drained
1 small

personal size seedless watermelon, sliced in 1/2
DRESSING:
1/4 c

mayonnaise, to taste
1/4 c

light honey(dark is to strong)
1/4 c

thawed limeade concentrate, undiluted
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How to Make Poppy Seed Fruited Chicken Salad

Step-by-Step

Remove rind from melon and slice in 1-inch slices - stack 3 slices high and slice into 8- tri-angles. Stack the tri-angles in a circle like above photo forming a circle with pointed ends out- leaving a center open on a large cake plate; chill until ready to use.
Put chicken pieces in raspberry vinaigrette in a ziploc freezer bag. Refrigerate to marinate for 1 hour. Remove chicken from marinade with tongs and discard marinade. Sauté chicken in 1 Tablespoon olive oil until cooked through, Chill.
Mix the chicken, and fruit,nuts together in a large bowl.
Combine dressing ingredients and blend well - pour over chicken mixture in bowl, stir to coat evenly.
To serve. Fill center of melon star, mounding it up. Top with a few slivered almonds, if desired.

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