Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Caribbean Jerk Chicken Salad

Salad
We enjoyed a delicious new salad last night for dinner. The best part is that you can use any kind of lettuce, veggies, spices, and salad dressing that you like!

Salad
Romaine, green onions, and red and green peppers.

Salad Dressing
I tossed the salad with Creamy Italian Garlic dressing and seasoned small pieces of chicken with Caribbean Jerk seasoning, as it cooked in a skillet.

Chicken

Croutons
When the chicken was done, I removed it from the pan and heated up some croutons for a few minutes.

Salad
Top the salad with the croutons and chicken. Enjoy!

40 comments:

Suzy said...

Mmmmm...this sounds so good,I'll have to try it!

Carol said...

Sounds delicious! I will have to pick up some jerk seasoning so I can try this.

Lora @ my blessed life said...

Looks delicious, Kelli!! I think I'll be trying this one!

Tina Leigh said...

I want one of those please! Looks good!!!

Michele said...

Looks delicious! I prepared Jerk Chicken last week and this is a great new twist on using it. I will be giving this a try!

Glenda/MidSouth said...

Looks yummy. Now I am hungry.
Glenda

Michelle said...

This looks delicious, Kelli! I'm going to have to try this....nice and healthy for a Summer's day! :)

Mrs. H. said...

Thanks for this idea Kelli! I think my family would really like it. :-)

Julie said...

looks delicious--I will have to make this--I have never tried that kind of seasoning. julie

Anonymous said...

Looks like a great summer supper! How "hot" is the Caribbean Jerk spice mixture? Never used that before. ~Kelly in MN

Jessica said...

I bet it was tasty! I do this with chicken too but I season it with Tony Chachere's cajun spice and then add a delicious homemade caesar dressing.

The dB family said...

This sounds wonderful!! We love salads in the summer especially. I will have to make this soon!! Thank you for posting this!

marie said...

Sounds wonderful ~ I never tried Caribbean Jack seasoning. It's on my shopping list now.
Our Thursday nights are so crazy ~ this will perfect for tomorrow's dinner!

Thanks for sharing it!

Anonymous said...

YUMMY! Thanks for sharing. Debbi

Linda C said...

mmmm... I love chicken in my salad and this looks and sounds yummy!

Last night we had rotisserie chicken picked up at the grocery store and a green salad with ranch dressing- so nice not to heat up the kitchen in this hot weather:)

Thanks for sharing your recipe, Kelli- I'll try this:)

Linda C

Anonymous said...

Yum, Kelli, this looks so good! I would love to try this!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia :0

rohanknitter said...

Sounds like a great summer meal!!

Holly Campbell said...

It looks soooo good! Thanks for sharing your "secret" recipe. . .it sounds simple to make too!

Sharri said...

Looks great! Is it spicey?

Linda said...

My mouth is watering...this looks so good. Perfect dinner for a hot summer day....hugs, Linda

YayaOrchid said...

This looks and sounds so good! I am making a trip to the store to get the Car. jerk seasoning and salad dressing also! Thank you for inspiring me!

Lisa said...

I'll have to look for that seasoning. It looks yummy!

Anonymous said...

This just looks TOO good; I will have to make it!

♥Hope

Heather said...

that looks absolutely delicious!

Deb said...

We had this for dinner tonight and it was quick, easy and tasted wonderful!! Thanks for sharing. Now I have lunch for work tomorrow too:)

akawest said...

Mmm, that looks delicious!!!

Susie Homemaker said...

YUM! I cannot wait to make this! I already showed it to Scotty Dog and he said it looked really good!

Thanks so much!
Susie

GlorV1 said...

It's a perfect summertime meal. I like that you cut up the chicken is pieces as you did and I can imagine that the cajun spice kicked it up a few notches. Great! The croutons were a crispy add on. Very good. I'll have to give it a stab. Big jug of iced tea with lemon sounds great with the meal.

Jennifer said...

Will definitely be making this soon! I love salads for dinner in the summer!

GranthamLynn said...

Looks yummy!

Joolz said...

Yummo! This is inspiration for our Friday night dinner. Thanks so much,

Cheers - Joolz

Gracie said...

A new way to eat chicken (barely the only meat my daughter eat) so many thank you Kelli!

Kelli said...

Kelly and Sharri,
It had a bit of bite to it, but Grace and Emily said they couldn't taste anything spicy at all.

Deb, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

teachermomof2 said...

Sounds delicious! I will look for that dressing when I head out shopping tomorrow...sounds great!

Blessings,
Lisa

TJ said...

I should know better than to check your blog in the morning :) Now I'm ready for lunch.

Thank you so much for the prayers for my boys! I really appreciate them.

Simply Heart And Home said...

That looks so delicious, Kelli! And a simple dinner that won't heat up your kitchen!

Sarah said...

Thanks for sharing, this looks delicious. I'm glad you were able to put in new oak tree, and I'm looking forward to the paper crafting next week!

Anonymous said...

I made this this week and it was a hit! The cool creaminess of the dressing and the chunks of cucumber I added to my salad seemed to tame the flame a bit. Very good! ~Kelly in MN

Jenn said...

Thanks!! This looks great, and something different!! I'm on the prowl for new and different recipes ;-)

Jenn

Colleen said...

That salad looks SOOOO good and I am going get the ingredients tomorrow to make it! Thanks for sharing.