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Winter Chicken Salad with Chipotle Cream Dressing

Source of Recipe

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Recipe Introduction

When you've got leftover chicken on hand, Winter Chicken Salad With Chipotle Cream Dressing will warm you up in a hurry. You can adjust the fire power according to your own taste, using as much chipotle puree as your household will appreciate. Toss crunchy bok choy with slivers of ruffled red cabbage, spicy cilantro, shredded sweet carrots and fresh green onions. Top it off with Chipotle Cream Dressing, which also tastes fabulous on grilled chicken or fish. This fabulous yet easy-to-make sauce is based on tinned chipotles (smoked jalapeno peppers), which you puree and add judiciously. The remainder will keep a long, long, time in the refrigerator, so you can spoon a little into marinades, soups, stews, sauces and salad dressings.

List of Ingredients

SALAD:
2 cups bok choy, shredded
1 cup red cabbage, finely shredded
1 cup sweet carrots, shredded
1/4 cup cilantro, stemmed
1 ripe apple, chopped
6 green onions, finely chopped
2 stalks celery, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme, stemmed
2 cups cooked chicken, in bite-size pieces
2 tablespoons parsley, stemmed

CHIPOTLE CREAM DRESSING:
2 tablespoons chipotle chiles in adobo
1 cup creme fraiche or heavy cream or sour cream (non-fat works fine)
1 clove garlic, minced
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
1/4 cup toasted pumpkin seeds



Recipe

In a bowl, combine all ingredients but parsley.
Toss gently, drizzle with Chipotle Cream Dressing (see below), and serve, garnished with parsley.
Dressing:In a blender or food processor, puree chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
Add 1 to 2 tablespoons (to taste) of the puree to the crème fraîche, heavy cream or sour cream and stir well.
Stir in garlic, salt, and pumpkin seeds.