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Aspen Village chicken salami salad
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Aspen Village Salad with Salami

Aspen Village Chicken Salami Salad is an entree salad with roasted chicken breasts dusted with just the right chile powder, and finished with just the right creamy Southwestern dressing. With avocado, it will remind you of an Italian Chopped Salad that has taken a Winter trip South of the Border.
Course Main Course Salad
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 366kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 head Romaine Lettuce washed
  • 2 Boneless skinless chicken breasts roasted
  • 6 slices salami cut into wedges
  • 1/2 teaspoon Red Chile Powder Preferably New Mexico
  • 6 strips Monterey Jack Cheese or Mozarella
  • 1 Avocado peeled and cut into wedges, or cubed
  • 8 yellow cherry-style tomatoes sliced in half
  • 8 pitted ripe olives drained
  • For the dressing:
  • 1/4 Cup Sour Cream
  • 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 Tablespoons Roasted Green Chile Sauce

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a casserole dish, place chicken breasts, sprinkle with chile powder and roast 20 - 30 minutes. (depending on size)
  • In the meantime, in a medium size bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, dry mustard, garlic salt, cumin and Green Chile Sauce. and mix well with a fork, all ingredients for the Green Chile Cumin Dressing. 
  • For each salad, arrange one large outer leaf of Romaine Lettuce on each plate.  Finely chop inner leaves and arrange on top of outer leaves.
  • Cut chicken breasts into strips and place on lettuce. Add cheese, salami, avocado and olives. Cover and chill.
  • At serving time add cumin dressing.

Notes

If you want to forego the process of making homemade Green Chile Sauce, a great jarred product to pick up at the store is Jardines Tomatillo Salsa. Quality product with great flavor. I've included an Amazon Affiliate Link for your convenience.

Nutrition

Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 611mg | Potassium: 998mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 13885IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 3mg