Southern Fried Chicken Salad
Southern Fried Chicken Salad is the perfect blend of fresh vegetables, crispy fried chicken strips, hard cooked eggs and shredded cheese topped with yummy honey mustard dressing. It's the ultimate in southern comfort that will have you coming back for more.
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 ½ cups torn Romaine lettuce (See Tip 1)
- 1 hard boiled egg, sliced
- 7 or 8 grape tomatoes, sliced (See Tip 2)
- 1 fried chicken strip, sliced (See Tip 3)
- ¼ cup (1-ounce) shredded cheddar cheese
- Honey Mustard Dressing (See Tip 4)
Honey Mustard Dressing
- ½ cup (4-ounces) mayonnaise
- 2 Tablespoons (1.5-ounces) honey
- 1 ½ Tablespoons (0.75-ounces) yellow mustard (See Tip 5)
- 1 Tablespoon (0.5 ounces) fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Salad
- Place Romaine lettuce into chilled bowl. Top with egg, tomatoes, chicken strip and shredded cheese. Drizzle with Honey Mustard dressing.
- Yield: 1 Salad
Honey Mustard Dressing
- Whisk together all ingredients. Cover and refrigerate. (See Tip 6)
- Yield: About ¾ cup.
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Tips/Notes
- Feel free to substitute the lettuce of your choice in this salad.
- Use whatever tomatoes you desire in this salad.
- Either homemade or store-bought fried chicken strips are perfect in this recipe.
- Honey Mustard is my favorite dressing to use on this salad. However, use whatever dressing you prefer.
- Dijon mustard is a perfect substitute for yellow mustard. It's a matter of taste.
- If necessary add a bit more lemon juice to the dressing to reach desired consistency.
Nutrition
Calories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 25gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 225mgSodium: 306mgPotassium: 536mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 10813IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 267mgIron: 2mg
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