Chicken Mango Salsa Salad with Chipotle Lime Vinaigrette

A delicious, colorful, sweet and spicy salad with diced chicken, a mango pico de gallo salsa, blue cheese, and cranberries is served with a wonderful chipotle lime vinaigrette. It's almost too pretty to eat...Almost.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 317 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup white sugar
• ½ cup olive oil
• ½ onion, chopped
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 lime, juiced
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans
• 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
• 3 tablespoons diced green bell pepper
• ¼ cup lime juice
• 1 mango - peeled, seeded and diced
• ¼ cup cilantro leaves, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) bag baby spinach leaves
• 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
• 1 cup diced cooked chicken
• 3 tablespoons diced red bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped - or to taste
• 2 tablespoons diced yellow bell pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground chipotle chile powder
• 1 cup broccoli coleslaw mix

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix mango, tomatoes, onion, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, and juice of 1 lime in a large bowl; set aside.

Step 2

Whisk olive oil, 1/4 cup lime juice, sugar, chipotle chile powder, cumin, and garlic powder together in a bowl; set aside.

Step 3

Toss spinach leaves, broccoli coleslaw mix, chicken, red, green, and yellow bell peppers, cranberries, and pecans together in a large bowl.

Step 4

Spread mango salsa and blue cheese on top.

Step 5

Drizzle lime dressing over salad and toss before serving.