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Spicy Shredded Chicken and Corn Salad Recipe with Salsa Macha Dressing. What to Cook this Weekend. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.
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Shredded Chicken and Corn Salad Recipe with Spicy Salsa Macha Dressing

Our shredded chicken and corn salad recipe with salsa macha dressing will make you a gently spiced salad inspired by Mexican elotes or street corn. Shredded poached chicken is combined with sweet corn kernels, diced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and avocado, doused in a salsa macha dressing, and sprinkled with Mexican cotija or crumbly white cheese and fresh coriander (cilantro).
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 2
Calories: 1256kcal
Author: Lara Dunston

Ingredients

  • 150 g chicken breasts poached and shredded
  • 1 can corn kernels drained
  • 1 cucumber sliced lengthways and in quarters sliced lengthways and in quarters
  • 12 cherry tomatoes sliced into quarters
  • 1 purple shallot finely diced
  • 1 avocado firm, ripe, peeled and diced
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tbsp salsa macha
  • 100 g Mexican cotija or crumbly white salty cheese
  • 1 tbsp coriander (cilantro) leaves, roughly chopped

Instructions

  • First poach the chicken breasts: place the chicken breasts in a pot large enough so they’re sitting on the bottom of the pot; pour in just enough water to cover the chicken pieces; bring the water to a boil, then immediately reduce the heat to low, and simmer until you can poke a thermometer into the widest part of the breast and the internal temperature reaches 74°C (165°F). Remove and when the breasts are cool enough to touch, shred the chicken pieces into chunky strips using two forks or your hands.
  • To a large bowl, add the shredded chicken, drained corn kernels, cucumber pieces, cherry tomatoes quarters, finely diced purple shallot, diced avocado, and combine well.
  • In a small dish, stir the extra virgin olive oil and salsa macha to create a dressing. Pour half over the salad and combine well.
  • Transfer the salad to a serving plate, sprinkle on the crumbly Mexican cotija or white salty cheese, drizzle on the rest of the salsa macha dressing, sprinkle on the fresh coriander, and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 1256kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 116g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 58g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 1125mg | Potassium: 2122mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 3696IU | Vitamin C: 50mg | Calcium: 342mg | Iron: 4mg